If you’ve felt safer sending a message because you sent it on Signal, please support our work. As a nonprofit, Signal exists because of your donations. In the app: Settings > Donate On the web: Signal.org/donate

There are so many ways to donate to Signal, and we're grateful to you for supporting us. Settings > Donate Signal.org/donate

Do you depend on Signal? Please donate to keep us growing Settings > Donate

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Donate to Signal Private Messenger

Your donation helps pay for the development, servers, and bandwidth of an app used by millions around the world for private and instantaneous commu...

Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm. We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates. https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/9932566320410-Staying-Safe-from-Phishing-Scams-and-Impersonation

Now available on iOS 😎

Rolling out now, the latest iOS update includes the first cool, refreshing wave of the Liquid Glass redesign for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 with refined animations and new visual elements.

Signal polls are here! Find the best time for your group chat to hang out, choose a vacation destination, or ask if you should give yourself a haircut at 1 AM. Now in the latest version of Signal for iOS, Android, and Desktop.

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Signal Polls: Yes, no, maybe (yes!)

Signal polling: An easier way to see what your group chat really thinks and feels.

Now on Desktop: Customizable chat folders Keep healthy boundaries between friends & family or work & leisure. Filter 1-on-1 and group chats, put all of your unread messages one place, or make project-specific folders for related chats. Settings > Chats Or right-click any chat

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. https://signal.org/blog/pdfs/germany-chat-control.pdf

In 2023, Signal was the first mainstream messenger to enable post-quantum cryptography. We’re still ahead of the (elliptical) curve, implementing a new hybrid PQ ratchet ensuring Forward Secrecy & Post-Compromise Security even in a post-quantum world.

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Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets

We are excited to announce a significant advancement in the security of the Signal Protocol: the introduction of the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (S...

Until now, if you lost or broke your phone, your Signal message history was gone, a real challenge for everyone whose most important conversations happen in Signal. So, with careful design & development, we’re rolling out opt-in secure backups. Secure backups will let you save an archive of your Signal messages remotely in privacy-preserving form, refreshed daily. Now available in the latest Android beta release, rolling out to iOS & Desktop soon

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Introducing Signal Secure Backups

In the past, if you broke or lost your phone, your Signal message history was gone. This has been a challenge for people whose most important conve...

We're ready for Microsoft Recall and the automatic screenshots it takes of everything on your desktop. Signal Desktop on Windows now includes support for a new "Screen security" feature designed to block screenshots of your Signal chats.

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By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall

Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing scree...

Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/

Signal is not for profit, which means we stay focused on building privacy-preserving tech, not appeasing advertisers or investors. And as a nonprofit, we exist because of your support. Signal.org/donate In-app: Settings > Donate We accept DAF, stocks, and cryptocurrency.

It costs around $50 million every year to ensure Signal is robust and available all over the world for anyone whenever they need it. And as a nonprofit, that money comes from all of you; the people who believe that we all deserve a place to speak freely.

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Donate to Signal Private Messenger

Your donation helps pay for the development, servers, and bandwidth of an app used by millions around the world for private and instantaneous commu...

Signal is blocked in several countries but you can set up a proxy server to help people access Signal no matter where they live. Here’s how:

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Proxy Please: Help People Connect to Signal

Several countries have recently blocked Signal, leaving their residents without a trusted and safe place to communicate. To help in this situation,...

Thank you for helping keep Signal available for everyone who needs it. To share your proxies use #SignalProxy

Introducing usernames and phone number privacy on Signal! We’re making it possible for people to connect with each other without having to share phone numbers. Now launching to beta users, available for everyone soon.

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Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames

Signal’s mission and sole focus is private communication. For years, Signal has kept your messages private, your profile information (like your n...

Messengers only matter if people use them. So, thank you for your support, for telling your friends, for getting your group chats on Signal, and for supporting our work with donations. It’s an honor to build Signal for you. We literally could not do it without you.

Signal is a nonprofit. But what does this mean in practice? Today we do something most tech co’s avoid: talk money. What does it cost for Signal to play in a lane dominated by billion $ corporations, while rejecting the surveillance business model?

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Privacy is Priceless, but Signal is Expensive

Signal is the world’s most widely used truly private messaging app, and our cryptographic technologies provide extra layers of privacy beyond the...

Announcing PQXDH! The first step in post-quantum resistance for the Signal Protocol, PQXDH protects your Signal calls & chats from potential future threats of breakthroughs in quantum computing. And it's already rolling out to Signal clients everywhere.

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Quantum Resistance and the Signal Protocol

The Signal Protocol is a set of cryptographic specifications that provides end-to-end encryption for private communications exchanged daily by bill...