Signal Private Messenger

Name: Signal Private Messenger
Rating: 4.5475707 (2691383 reviews)
Author: Signal Foundation

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Signal Private Messenger is a free, easy-to-use messaging app built with privacy at its core. It offers end-to-end encryption for texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files, ensuring your communication remains completely private. Users can enjoy crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls supporting up to 50 participants, and connect with group chats that can host up to 1,000 members, complete with admin controls.

Beyond standard messaging features, Signal enables sharing of ephemeral Stories that disappear after 24 hours, giving users full control over their audience. As an independent, nonprofit organization, Signal collects no user data, employs an open-source Signal Protocol, and is committed to maintaining users' privacy without advertisements or investor ties. Discover more or access support at signal.org and explore its open-source code on GitHub.

Communication Privacy & Security Productivity

By:

Signal Foundation

Downloads:

161,231,973+ 391.60K

Rating:

4.55

(2,691,383) 4,167 new ratings

Version:

7.41.4 Last updated: 2025-05-21

Version code:

154201

Creation date:

2010-05-25

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS
android.permission.BLUETOOTH
android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY
android.permission.CAMERA
android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE

Size:

116.38M

Email:

su*****@signal.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Updated:

8 hours ago

Ranking

# 748 ▲ 7

Other rankings

#10 in Communication (Free) ▼ 1

#125 in Application (Free) ▼ 32

#125 in Top free ▼ 32

#4 in message keyword 21 ▲ 1

#4 in session keyword 51 ▲

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User reviews

Pros

High level of security with end-to-end encryption
User-friendly and easy to navigate interface
Customizable features like chat backgrounds and bubble colors
Open-source and free, made by a nonprofit organization
Works well for both text and multimedia messaging (videos, voice calls, etc.)

Cons

Limited functionality for group calls without creating a new group
Issues with message delivery and sometimes messages getting stuck
Data backup options are not efficient and can fill up storage
Inconsistent link between desktop and mobile app
Some features are missing compared to other messaging apps like notification controls for reactions

Recent reviews

There are some settings that are hard to find and figure out!!! Should be more user-friendly!!!! Like figuring out how to settings work for identifying somebody else can read your messages and if they can how to settings work for identifying somebody else can read your messages and if they can tell if you have rubbed them or not! The little check marks with the circles around them are hard to read and overlap too much

Mike Mikesh, 2025-02-02

I have not tried to verify security claims. But i trust them. Features and ease of use aren't quite as good as the default Android messenger but it has 90% of what I need. I wish all my friends used signal. I will say the link between the desktop app and the phone app is not very good. Constantly need to relink the desktop app and the phone app which is a major annoyance