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Signal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service. It uses the Internet to send one-to-one and group messages, which can include files, voice notes, images and videos. It can also be used to make one-to-one and group voice and video calls.
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The graph below depicts the number of Signal reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Signal users through our website.
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Messaging (59%)
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Connection (28%)
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App Crashing (7%)
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Sign in (2%)
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Multimedia (2%)
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Glitches (2%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Signal outage reports came from the following cities:
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| Noida |
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 Sterling |
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 Quito |
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| Canelos |
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Signal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Raymond T. Anderson
(@Kerastes33) reported
@signalapp This is a terrible blow to privacy by default. Right now even my casual texts with a small group of friends are encrypted because they use Signal as their messaging app. Without SMS Signal becomes just another app to bother with, and they won't. My privacy with them is lost.
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Travis Precht
(@trprecht) reported
@mer__edith @reckless @signalapp Enjoy cutting your userbase down by not listening to what the majority of users want. Please #SignalKeepSMS Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
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smellsofbikes
(@smellsofbikes) reported
@casey_anderson @signalapp Yeah. I have like two friends that use Signal. All the rest use SMS and aren't going to change because none of their other friends use Signal. What's the point of another niche messaging service? I've already got telegram and discord and slack and...
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David Forbes
(@DavidForbes) reported
@Wolven @signalapp Well goddamn this is a terrible decision.
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Nied
(@B_Nied) reported
Oh and on top of everything else the sms export tool doesn't work. I suppose if @signalapp is committed to burning down their userbase they might as well make the transition away as painful as possible.
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p410n3
(@p410n3) reported
@bblboy54 @CircuitSwan @signalapp But - that just means your messages have been unencrypted for all that time anyway. At this point signal did nothing to really help you that the sms app on your phone didn't. I don't get it. What am I not seeing here
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Zelendel
(@Zelendel1) reported
@jcurtiswood @Android @signalapp Signal is ok but to be honest, I have zero trust in the dev or the servers it uses. That what it all boils down to. And now without sms signal is a dead option
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Tyrone
(@netside) reported
@mer__edith @signalapp Yeah, I'M SURE THIS WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.
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realSteveDaniels - #SecessionArizona
(@StevenTylerAZ) reported
@signalapp Terrible move, sole reason I use Signal, its a One Stop Shop for all my messaging. SMS is the standard for businesses, banking, marketing, two factor authentication, etc...you remove the ability to receive SMS, you are going to kill your growth, & likely contract. Dumb move guys.
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Peter Kieser 🍁
(@pfak) reported
The decision by @SignalApp to remove SMS support on Android is incredibly shortsighted. Increases barrier to joining the service, and pisses off existing people that use SMS support on Android.
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Ray - Twinfolk Tech📱💻🎧
(@twinfolktech) reported
@septienes @signalapp The decision literally came out of nowhere. It’s almost like they don’t want people to easily be convinced to join their platform. Now I’m gonna run into the same problems I had trying to convince iOS users to join Signal. It is just a very poor decision IMO
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Mahdi
(@mahdi) reported
from
Hammersmith, England
What is the general fix to not receiving a specific app's notifications on Apple Watch while it's enabled everywhere? I'm having this issue with @SignalApp where I don't receive notifications on my watch, so the notifications on my iPhone are silenced, and I won't get noticed.
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🇪🇺 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 WhatsAbschalten #TeamSignal
(@whatsabschalten) reported
@EmKaySr @signalapp Why not? Whats the problem?
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Frank Sanders
(@fsanders) reported
Hey @signalapp I keep getting a banner about not being able to add someone to the group during an upgrade of the group but I have no way to remove the person either so the banner just keeps popping up. Help?
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Gokula
(@Veer_Gokula) reported
@signalapp This is a bad move. I've used Signal for years and managed to get friends and family to make the move also. One of the reasons being the convenience of using it as the default sms app. If I'm going to be forced down this route then I'll take a look at alternatives like session.
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ZACHARY COFFIN
(@ZacharyCoffin) reported
@DirtyZero Something about the way Android manages notifications. If you don't receive messages to @signalapp often, it may not notify you when you do. The app is viewed as 'inactive'. This is especially a problem for new users, who may not have many contacts on Signal yet.
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ΔI ₳ristotle
(@AiAristotle) reported
@signalapp Absolutely terrible decision. Is there a single Signal user that wants to use a separate app for SMS? Is SMS so hard to maintain that @signalapp is the only developer unable to it? You'll lose far more users than spamming our contact lists (again) will gain. 👎👎
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JAM118LR
(@Jam118A) reported
@mer__edith @a_charlie_today @signalapp It should be the end user's responsibility to double-check they're sending Signal and not SMS. Taking the (critically important) function away from the entire userbase seems like a horrible way to handle that problem. Maybe make the SMS texting bubble red or something.
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ricardo
(@governa) reported
@signalapp Terrible decision. Real deal breaker.
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Dan Lyke
(@danlyke) reported
from
Petaluma, California
Huh. Not only is @SignalApp dropping the Android SMS capability, it now looks like it's taking days to deliver Signal messages. Think it's time to pre-emptively purge my account and just move everything to SMS. Sigh. I wanna help make the world encrypted, but...
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ND
(@DirtyZero) reported
@signalapp why has this terrible idea garnered 0 media attention @ChrisLAS ?
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Will Canine
(@willcanine) reported
I really wish @signalapp would try to respond to their community more. Why make this change now? What was the specific trigger? It feels like the nonprofit model is failing here, can't help thinking a for profit company would need to be more responsive to its users.
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(@MiniDisc_wiki) reported
@signalapp Add stories, remove SMS.... This is a terrible decision. And we know terrible software, we used to deal with SonicStage.
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Matthew Fry 🇺🇦 🌻
(@gunslingerfry) reported
@signalapp FWIW, the only problems I've had are that 1. signal is set up with a silly registration system tied to a phone number that doesn't properly unregister people when they uninstall and I send signal messages to nobody.
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Zoiks
(@Zoiks) reported
@signalapp This is a terrible outcome. Not only will it cause some people to leave altogether - meaning they use less secure messaging options but it will mean there is a network effect from doing so. For me besides the security of signal, it's "killer feature" is SMS support.
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‘ᎫᎢ’ ᎻⅠᏀΗ
(@jthigh) reported
@signalapp This is a TERRIBLE idea. I think literally any other way of dealing with this concern would better. You seem to be missing one of the biggest attractions and use cases of your user community!
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Benjamin Kietzman
(@_kietz) reported
@signalapp Please reverse the SMS decision. Many of your users are unheard; users for whom multiple apps are too complicated won't even know about this change until it lands. "RCS will fix it" is not a solution here, especially if it isn't well established before you remove SMS.
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jamesorinoko
(@jamesorinoko) reported
@signalapp Terrible move.
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Jean-Luc
(@FortyCalBanana) reported
@signalapp This is an extraordinarily short-sighted move. Having SMS and Signal messages in the same app is what drove adoption for me and all my contacts. Have a separate app for SMS and signal a terrible UX. Not to mention the typo in the in-app notification... "You will on longer"
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Gurdas S. Sandhu, Ph.D.
(@GurdSan) reported
@mer__edith @signalapp Totally. I think saying the why helps, even with people who neither care nor understand the actual why. It is social leverage, doing it conveys this issue matters to you and you are making the effort. And that puts a bigger burden of rejection on the audience.