Signal Blog

11 Aug 2026

 Signal now offers a feature called “automatic key verification” which complements the

4 Aug 2026

 The latest update for Signal Android introduces comprehensive support for linked

19 Mar 2026

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29 Jan 2026

 Your most frequently asked questions, dinner reservations, and vacation

19 Nov 2025

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

2 Oct 2025

 We are excited to announce a significant advancement in the security of the Signal

8 Sep 2025

![Two Android phones against a light-blue background showing Signal secure backups, allowing the user to opt in to create a secure backup archive of messages and

21 May 2025

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27 Jan 2025

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11 Nov 2024

 If you love group calls on Signal, but don’t want to create a

9 Aug 2024

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

20 Feb 2024

 Signal’s mission and sole focus

13 Dec 2023

New long-sleeve shirts and tote bags fresh from the Signal test kitchen: [![Two longsleeve shirts and a tote bag with stylized neon Signal logo and Cantonese characters reading

16 Nov 2023

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8 Nov 2023

 You should

19 Sep 2023

 The Signal Protocol is a set of cryptographic specifications that provides end-to-end encryption for private

9 Mar 2023

 Signal exists to provide people everywhere with a tool for real private communication.

7 Mar 2023

 The tech industry–its products, conceptual frameworks, linguistic conventions, and cultural norms–is largely

7 Nov 2022

 If your favorite way to update your friends about life disappears in 24 hours, we’ve got some happy news for you. Stories are now available

12 Oct 2022

For many years, the Signal app on Android has supported sending and receiving plaintext SMS and MMS messages in addition to Signal messages. SMS and MMS are standardized communication protocols that

22 Sep 2022

Signal is currently blocked in Iran. To help people in the country access Signal, we are republishing and revising a [post](/blog/help-iran-reconnect/ "Help users in Iran reconnect to Signal") that

6 Sep 2022

On September 12 I’ll be stepping into the role of Signal’s President, a new position created in collaboration with Signal’s leadership. I am thrilled, and I can’t think of a more meaningful

19 Aug 2022

 Private doesn’t mean lonely. Signal’s mission is to help you connect with people in a secure way. This means that you need to know which of your

16 May 2022

 People around the world count on Signal for things as simple as sharing moments of celebration like a graduation or as high stakes as

7 Feb 2022

 Millions of people worldwide rely on Signal every day for secure and private communication. Some of these people change their phone

10 Jan 2022

It’s a new year, and I’ve decided it’s a good time to replace myself as the CEO of Signal. I have now been working on Signal for almost a decade. It has always been my goal for Signal to grow

15 Dec 2021

Signal released [end-to-end encrypted group calls](https://signal.org/blog/group-calls/) a year ago, and since then we’ve scaled from support for 5 participants all the way to 40. There is no off

1 Dec 2021

 Signal has no data to sell, no advertisers to sell it to, and no shareholders to benefit from such a sale. We’re building a different kind of tech

1 Nov 2021

 The phenomenon of unsolicited and unwanted messaging dates back to the earliest

10 Aug 2021

 As the norms for how people connect have changed, much of the communication that

4 May 2021

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21 Apr 2021

Cellebrite makes software to automate physically extracting and indexing data from mobile devices. They exist within the grey – where enterprise branding joins together with the larcenous to be

13 Apr 2021

As the world stands today, the future of transaction privacy does not look great. The existing landscape is dominated by traditional credit companies, who over the past decade have been steadily

6 Apr 2021

 The latest Signal betas are rolling out today. Inside, you’ll find performance enhancements, a slew of bug fixes, improvements to the mute

4 Feb 2021

Just over a week ago, [we announced](https://twitter.com/signalapp/status/1353839763388649473) that Iranian censors had started blocking all Signal traffic in the country. As an interim solution to

23 Dec 2020

Yesterday, the BBC ran a story with the factually untrue headline, “Cellebrite claimed to have cracked chat app’s encryption.” This is false. Not only can Cellebrite not break Signal

14 Dec 2020

 2020 has seen its fair number of challenges and changes. We’ve all adapted to new ways of staying in touch,

28 Oct 2020

 We recently released [a new version of Signal groups](/blog/new-groups/) with group admins, @mentions,

26 Oct 2020

 Signal has always benefitted from our engaged and supportive community, and wouldn’t be what it is without your

20 Oct 2020

 Now that voice and video calls are [available for everyone](/blog/desktop-calling-beta) on Signal Desktop and

14 Oct 2020

Whether it’s staying in touch with family and friends, planning a party, scheduling an event, getting work done, or [organizing for change](/blog/blur-tools/), group chats are an increasingly

13 Aug 2020

 **Update:** This feature is now available in production. The latest beta release of Signal Desktop

12 Aug 2020

 The number of people who join Signal every day is still growing at a record pace. With so many new

1 Jul 2020

Sometimes people dive into Signal’s code looking for domain names, and then they send us screenshots asking if they should be concerned: ![Screenshot of 'T' rating on ssl

23 Jun 2020

It’s been about two weeks since we announced [an initiative](/blog/encrypt-your-face/) to distribute versatile face coverings to help support everyone who is self-organizing for change in the

12 Jun 2020

 The world was a different place when we [announced message

9 Jun 2020

 Signal iOS now includes a new

8 Jun 2020

 One immediate thing seems clear about 2020: it’s a good year to cover your face. Online, we’re working to

5 Jun 2020

In the midst of world-wide protests against racism and police brutality, a lot of people are becoming more immediately aware and concerned about the security of their data and online communication.

3 Jun 2020

 Right now, people around the world are marching and protesting against racism and police