What is Signal app? Check Awesome Features of Signal App
What is Signal app?
Signal is a messaging app like WhatsApp available for Android, iOs, Windows, Mac. Developed by the Signal Foundation and Signal Messenger LLC, Signal app is an end to end encrypted messaging app that keeps your conversations secure. In fact, Signal’s tagline is “Say Hello to Privacy”. Means app developer or no one can read your message or listen to your voice/video calls. It is designed to not collect or store any user information.
Who owns signal app?
The Signal Foundation was created by Brian Acton and Moxie Marlinspike. Brian Acton has put in around $50 million to help with funding Signal. Moxie Marlinspike is the CEO of this app.
Features
Using your data connection on this app you can send text, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files.
If you want to create a group among your friends or family members, then you have to send an invitation to others and they have to accept the invitation unlike WhatsApp where you can add or they can add you straight without any permission.
In Signal app there are no ads, no trackers, or any other affiliate marketers.
Signa group video call support up to 5 people with further plans to expand.
You can voice/video call someone on signal desktop and iPad.
Signal App Android version can optionally function as an SMS or MMS application.
Signal video call quality is better than other messenger apps.
Features like Language options, Font size options are available in the Signal messenger app.
Signal app for desktop
An awesome feature of this app is you can use Signal app for desktop. To use it you need to first install the app on your phone. Currently, Windows (Download signal app for Windows – https://signal.org/download/windows/) and Mac (Download signal app for Mac – https://signal.org/download/macos/) version is available.
To set up you need to install the app on Android or iOS smartphones then connect to it with your desktop version. Once it is connected the desktop app will work as an independent and doesn’t need the mobile app to be online.
Signal video call on the desktop is an awesome feature of this app. You can video call someone or multiple persons by this feature in better quality.
How to change language on Signal on desktop?
You can also choose different languages in this app, it matches the language of your computer’s Operating system. To manage spell check go to your profile then preference, under “General ” select or deselect “Enable spell check of text entered in message composition box”.
