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Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core.
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Signal is a messaging app built around private conversations. It covers one-to-one chats, group chats, calls and short-lived Stories in a single app.
It suits people who want their texts and calls kept private, and people who would rather not pay SMS and MMS fees for messages to friends. The developer describes the app as free to use.
The build we hold is Signal Private Messenger 8.32.3 (APKS split bundle) for Android 10 and up.
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You can send text, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs and other files. Messages travel over your phone's data connection rather than SMS or MMS, which is how the developer says it avoids those fees.
Because it runs on data, sending a file works the same way whether you are messaging one person or a group.
Voice and video calls are encrypted, according to the listing. Group calls support up to 50 people in one call.
This makes it usable for a family call or a small team meeting without moving to a separate calling app.
Group chats can hold up to 1,000 people. Admins can set permissions that control who may post and who can add or remove members.
Stories are image, text and video posts that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings let you choose who can see each Story, one at a time.
The developer says the encryption uses the open source Signal Protocol, so anyone can read the code. It states that neither it nor anyone else can read messages or listen to calls.
Signal Foundation describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is paid for by donations, not by advertisers or investors.