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No kidding. The service has now become pretty much useless. I no longer receive an audible or visual notice when people send me a message. Only once I click on the Signal icon do the alerts actually come in. Now I have to keep opening the app to check for messages.

This is not the case with other messaging platforms. Yes, I allow full permissions for Signal. This now opens up a backdoor for hackers. I use to boast how secure Signal was. Obviously the developers of Signal had long term plans to monetize their once highly secure communication service? What do we expect for Free anyway? Third party advertising has now become a security concern. Though no communication service is bullet proof, adding an additional layer of script to monetize Signal, in my opinion opens up a serious security breach that will eventually be exploited by hackers.

Signal is not the only game in town. It is a nightmare trying to move the cursor to where you want it, or to highlight a specific section of your message. If i try to move it further than that, the window just jumps back to the area where it is currently located and moves it to some random location nearby. Highlighting a portion of your message is impossible; it jumps from one end of the message to the other and will not allow you to scroll slowly to where you want to stop highlighting.

Lots of features Gify, stickers, reacts, self destructing messages , but it requires you to give out your phone number to everyone you talk to, does not allow specifying a different server, and beyond those privacy concerns, it has gone downhill lately in terms of usability and security as well. Private keys are sent through the server to enable moving from one device to another. Signal used to store private keys in hardware and it was impossible to export them.

This ensured that nobody could ever covertly get your key. They removed this security protection and do not even provide an option to use the more secure key storage. The Signal developers could have enabled a smooth device transfer and kept the keys in hardware by having the old key sign the new one so others will 1. The Signal developers decided against this.

If they put more focus on privacy, security, and allowed connecting to private servers, it could easily be a 5-star app. The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:. We can't read your messages or listen to your calls, and no one else can either. Every message, every call, every time. Speak Freely Make crystal-clear voice and video calls to people who live across town, or across the ocean, with no long-distance charges.

Make Privacy Stick Add a new layer of expression to your conversations with encrypted stickers. You can also create and share your own sticker packs. Get Together with Groups Group chats make it easy to stay connected to your family, friends, and coworkers. No ads. No trackers. No kidding. There are no ads, no affiliate marketers, and no creepy tracking in Signal.

So focus on sharing the moments that matter with the people who matter to you. Free for Everyone Signal is an independent nonprofit.