Signal

signal.org
Signal

Probably one of the most popular, secure private messaging apps that combines strong encryption (see Signal Protocol) with a simple UI and plenty of features. It's widely used across the world, and easy-to-use, functioning similar to WhatsApp - with instant messaging, read-receipts, support for media attachments and allows for high-quality voice and video calls. It's cross-platform, open-source and totally free. Signal is recommended by Edward Snowden, and is a perfect solution for most users.

Open Source

Signal Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Summary

  • Prohibits the publishing of personally identifiable information without the owner’s consent
  • This service informs users that its Terms of Service does not apply to third party websites
  • Third parties used by the service are bound by confidentiality obligations
  • Your personal data is aggregated into statistics
  • The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided
  • The service does not share user information with third parties
  • You can request access, correction and/or deletion of your data
  • Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes
  • They may stop providing the service at any time
  • This service does not sell your personal data
  • You maintain ownership of your data
  • You can delete your content from this service
  • This service does not force users into binding arbitration
  • The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection.
  • You have the right to leave this service at any time
  • This service allows you to retrieve an archive of your data
  • This service does not track you
  • The service reviews its privacy policy on a regular basis
  • The service provides two factor authentication for your account
  • The service claims to be GDPR compliant for European users
  • Features of the website are made available under a free software license
  • Only necessary user logs are kept by the service to ensure quality
  • The service will resist legal requests for user information where reasonably possible
  • The service provides details about what kinds of personal information they collect
  • There is a date of the last update of the agreements
  • You must create an account to use this service
  • A free help desk is provided
  • The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk
  • This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements
  • Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision
  • Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage.
  • The service can delete your account without prior notice and without a reason
  • This service cannot be held responsible for disputes that you may have with other users
  • This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service
  • The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service
  • You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account
  • The service will only respond to government requests that are reasonable
  • Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to $100
  • This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents
  • Your personal data is not sold
  • Information is provided about security practices
  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim
  • Third parties are involved in operating the service
  • Your personal data may be disclosed to comply with government requests without notice to you

Score

B

Documents

Domains Covered by Policy

  • signal.org
  • whispersystems.org

About the Data

This data is kindly provided by tosdr.org. Read full report at: #528

Signal Source Code

Author

signalapp

Description

Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS

Homepage

https://signal.org/

License

AGPL-3.0

Created

09 Dec 13

Last Updated

11 Jul 26

Latest version

v20260710.1.0

Primary Language

Java

Size

23,936 KB

Stars

10,613

Forks

2,474

Watchers

10,613

Language Usage

Language Usage

Star History

Star History

Recent Commits

  • Jon Chambers (10 Jul 26)

    Update to the latest version of the spam filter

  • Ameya Lokare (06 Jul 26)

    Port AccountControllerV2 to gRPC

  • Jonathan Klabunde Tomer (09 Jul 26)

    test with smaller number of accounts

  • Jonathan Klabunde Tomer (09 Jul 26)

    async fetch messages in test

  • Jonathan Klabunde Tomer (09 Jul 26)

    re-enable `FoundationDbMessageStoreTest#deleteExpiredMessages`

  • Jon Chambers (10 Jul 26)

    Perform end-of-queue-key processing outside of a transaction retry loop

  • Ravi Khadiwala (10 Jul 26)

    Improve assertion failure message in GracefulShutdownIntegrationTest

  • Jon Chambers (10 Jul 26)

    Simplify `FoundationDbMessageStream` construction

  • Jon Chambers (10 Jul 26)

    Don't parse messages inside of a retryable transaction block

  • Jon Chambers (09 Jul 26)

    Retire batched acknowledgement system in favor of point deletions

  • Ravi Khadiwala (09 Jul 26)

    Setting apns push tokens should always update the timestamp

  • Ravi Khadiwala (09 Jul 26)

    Add some missing authentication specifiers

  • Ravi Khadiwala (09 Jul 26)

    Register ProductConfigurationGrpcService in WhisperServerService

  • Jon Chambers (09 Jul 26)

    Add an "active requests" gauge for WebSocket requests

  • Jon Chambers (09 Jul 26)

    Add an "active requests" counter to the gRPC metrics interceptor

  • Jon Chambers (09 Jul 26)

    Update logback to 1.5.38

  • ravi-signal (09 Jul 26)

    Create a dedicated graceful shutdown test

  • Jon Chambers (09 Jul 26)

    Increment a counter for timeouts rather than logging the full exception

  • Jon Chambers (09 Jul 26)

    Update logback to 1.5.33

  • Ravi Khadiwala (29 Jun 26)

    Remove unused badgeIdsEnabledForAll configuration

  • Ravi Khadiwala (29 Jun 26)

    Add badge/backup entitlement RPC

  • Ravi Khadiwala (07 Jul 26)

    Add issue hook to integration test workflow

  • Jonathan Klabunde Tomer (01 Jul 26)

    add command to periodically clear expired messages from foundationdb

  • Katherine (06 Jul 26)

    Support group send endorsement authentication for versioned profile fetches on `ProfileAnonymous` gRPC service

  • Jon Chambers (06 Jul 26)

    Add an experiment to partially mirror reads from FoundationDB

  • Jon Chambers (02 Jul 26)

    Revert "Switch back to `AcknowledgementMirroringMessageStream`" This reverts commit 5174550ef3102e2313a84eb64bee8fc360fdfafb.

  • Jon Chambers (02 Jul 26)

    Establish presence asynchronously rather than blocking `onSubscribe`

  • Jon Chambers (02 Jul 26)

    Revert "Simplify demand mirroring" This reverts commit d0fcb9ab542f48391e8d94f5a0015c7faaa513a3.

  • Jon Chambers (02 Jul 26)

    Switch back to `AcknowledgementMirroringMessageStream`

  • Jon Chambers (01 Jul 26)

    Simplify demand mirroring

Signal Website

Website

Signal >> Home

Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.

Redirects

Does not redirect

Security Checks

All 65 security checks passed

Server Details

  • IP Address 104.18.10.47
  • Location San Francisco, California, United States of America, NA
  • ISP CloudFlare Inc.
  • ASN AS13335

Associated Countries

  • US US
  • CA CA

Safety Score

Website marked as safe

100%

Blacklist Check

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Website Preview

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Signal Android App

APK Info

De-Googled Compatibility

Native 3.82 / 4 115 ratings
microG 3.94 / 4 169 ratings
  • GrapheneOS Native 3.8 / 4 (36)
  • LineageOS microG 4.0 / 4 (35)
  • iodeOS microG 4.0 / 4 (7)
  • LineageOS Native 3.9 / 4 (7)
  • e OS microG 4.0 / 4 (5)
  • Stock (samsung SM-A047F) Native 4.0 / 4 (3)

Tested on Android 13–16 · Updated 18 Jul 26 · View on Plexus →

Trackers

No trackers found

Permissions

  • Access Coarse Location
  • Access Fine Location
  • Access Network State
  • Access Wifi State
  • Authenticate Accounts
  • Bluetooth
  • Broadcast Sticky
  • Broadcast Wap Push
  • Call Phone
  • Call Privileged
  • Camera
  • Change Network State
  • Change Wifi State
  • Disable Keyguard
  • Get Accounts
  • Install Shortcut
  • Internet
  • Modify Audio Settings
  • Modify Phone State
  • Process Outgoing Calls
  • Raised Thread Priority
  • Read App Badge
  • Read Calendar
  • Read Call Log
  • Read Call State
  • Read Contacts
  • Read External Storage
  • Read Logs
  • Read Phone State
  • Read Profile
  • Read Sms
  • Read Sync Settings
  • Receive Boot Completed
  • Receive Mms
  • Receive Sms
  • Record Audio
  • Request Ignore Battery Optimizations
  • Send Sms
  • Set Wallpaper
  • Use Credentials
  • Vibrate
  • Wake Lock
  • Write Calendar
  • Write Call Log
  • Write Contacts
  • Write External Storage
  • Write Profile
  • Write Sms
  • Write Sync Settings
  • Update Count
  • Receive
  • Read Settings
  • Update Shortcut
  • Change Badge
  • Read Settings
  • Write Settings
  • Update Badge
  • Read Settings
  • Write Settings
  • Read
  • Write
  • Broadcast Badge
  • Provider Insert Badge
  • Badge Count Read
  • Badge Count Write
  • Access Secrets
  • C2d Message

Signal iOS App

App Info

Signal - Private Messenger

Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private. • Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees. • Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people. • Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings. • Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story. • Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises. • Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors. • For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/ To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app

Rating

Rated 4.74 out of 5 stars by 1,044,981 users

Version Info

  • Current Version 8.14
  • Last Updated 04 Jun 26
  • First Released 29 Jul 14
  • Minimum iOS Version 15.0
  • Device Models Supported 127

App Details

  • IPA Size 194.41 Mb
  • Price Free (USD)
  • Age Advisory 12+
  • Supported Languages 44
  • Developer Signal Messenger, LLC
  • Bundle ID org.whispersystems.signal

Screenshots

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  • App screenshot

Signal Docker

Container Info

signal

A TLS proxy relay for the Signal privacy messenger app.

#Messaging

Run Command

docker run -d \
  

Compose File

version: 3.8

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About the Data: Signal

Change History

  • Amended (subreddit)
  • Amended (androidApp, iosApp)

API

You can access Signal's data programmatically via our API. Simply make a GET request to:

https://api.awesome-privacy.xyz/v1/services/signal

The REST API is free, no-auth and CORS-enabled. To learn more, view the API Docs or read the API Usage Guide.

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