Purpose and practical fit
What Signal Private Messenger helps you do
Signal is a free, privacy-focused messaging app that provides end-to-end encrypted text, voice, and video communication.
The reviewed sources confirm these capabilities: send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files, voice and video calls and group chats up to 1,000 people. The current record covers Android, iOS, Windows, Mac and Linux and keeps account, plan, availability and support conditions separate so they are easier to check.
Capabilities confirmed in the reviewed sources
- Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files
- Voice and video calls
- Group chats up to 1,000 people
- Group calls up to 50 people
- Disappearing stories
- End-to-end encryption
Indian reader check
What to confirm before you install
On shared devices, confirm the signed-in account, backup destination and notification privacy before enabling message or media sync. For Signal Private Messenger, the reviewed sources add this condition: Signal desktop app requires Signal to be installed on your phone first. Open the current store listing on your own device and account before relying on access.
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Official-source snapshot
Platform, account and plan facts
PublisherSignal Messenger, LLC
Confirmed platformsAndroid, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux
Plan and purchase notesThe app is free to use and supported by donations as a nonprofit organization.
Account requirementRequires a phone number for registration and an account to use the service.
Offline useSignal requires your phone's data connection or Wi-Fi to send and receive messages and calls.
Availability conditionsSignal desktop app requires Signal to be installed on your phone first.
Limits and uncertainty
Known conditions and sensible checks
- Group chats limited to 1,000 people
- Group calls limited to 50 people
- Stories disappear after 24 hours
Features and access can change after the source date. If something fails, identify whether the problem concerns installation, the app account, a subscription or the service itself before changing device settings.
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