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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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Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Signal users through our website.
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Messaging (28%)
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Connection (25%)
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App Crashing (19%)
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Glitches (14%)
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Sign in (11%)
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Video (3%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Signal outage reports came from the following cities:
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 Bromsgrove |
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| Hamburg |
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Signal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Chris
(@GhostChalk) reported
@signalapp This is disheartening :( SMS support was the reason I used/was able to get people to switch to #Signal. That's the problem with encryption message apps - everyone you talk must be on the same app or it doesn't work. Time to go back to an #unsecure, data stealing, sms app I guess
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☠spooky scary skelemav☠
(@olmaverick) reported
@wwahammy @signalapp Seems like they've gotten themselves into a really terrible spot where a lot of their users aren't their core audience.
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MetropleX
(@Metr0pl3x) reported
@signalapp Have to say while I understand and appreciate the motive, pragmatically as others have said it's a terrible move for adoption. I've managed to move OAPs onto Signal thanks to SMS integration. I have also appreciated the backup/restore of SMS as well as securing SMS OTP codes.
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Nate Bartram
(@TNONate) reported
@TheChaumin @signalapp She also said they'll still require a phone number to fight spam, they just won't make it the username. I dunno, maybe I'm just overreacting cause I'm upset but I'm feeling frustrated and let down. Feels like Signal is going downhill and not listening to their users.
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J. Ryne Danielson
(@jrynedanielson) reported
@signalapp This is a terrible idea. I may stop using it because of the change. At the very least, it will be much less useful to me.
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Steve 🌻🦇🕷️fuck you, pig🕷️🦇🌻 Pordon
(@Legion303) reported
@signalapp The other use case you are making more difficult, which I haven't seen mentioned yet, is chaff. I don't use E2E encryption for truly sensitive comms because there's no way I can effectively control both ends. I use encrypted comms to help people who have no other choice.
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yoro
(@yorotpidus) reported
@anAamAadmi @signalapp Well, the source code is open source, so anyone can package and deploy it. Also the branding isn't infringing, so maybe it isn't a problem. Although, the tall claims are meh...
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Kim Sørensen
(@gipsyskov) reported
@signalapp I have to say that this is major let down for me! I love having access to signal and SMS in one app and it means that I actually use signal a lot more. But when you decide to split this up, I have to follow convenience and demote Signal, as most of my contacts still use SMS
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Calderia Mezzaluna
(@CalMezzaluna) reported
@signalapp As many have already said, this is a terrible decision on so many levels. I've been an advocate and a donor for quite some time, but this decion seems ill-advised and runs counter to the privacy advocacy Signal claims to represent.
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Eric Schultz
(@wwahammy) reported
@olmaverick @signalapp I'm sympathetic to that too. But, I don't remember anything changing in that area for a long time. So is this an intractable problem? I'm skeptical it is.
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Khen
(@khenmain) reported
@signalapp This is probably a bad move. Having SMS and Signal conversations in one app makes it so much simpler for new users to switch. I guess this move will help improve the security of people using Signal, but this change will likely cause significant inconveniences.
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Michael
(@mghare) reported
@signalapp Your making a terrible decision. This is going to make what is already a difficult sell ever harder.
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k3rnlp4n1c
(@k3rnlp4n1c) reported
@signalapp Terrible decision.
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Oliver Ruth
(@OliverCFRuth) reported
Good on @signalapp for removing SMS - it was the biggest thing in the way of them becoming a top tier privacy messaging service
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Michael
(@mghare) reported
@signalapp You're making a terrible decision. This is going to make what is already a difficult sell ever harder.
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Scott Evtuch
(@ScottEvtuch) reported
@deviantollam @signalapp I have battery optimization turned off for Signal on my Pixel 5 and haven't noticed any issues with notifications. I always turn off battery optimization on any app I use for messaging/alerts.
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☠spooky scary skelemav☠
(@olmaverick) reported
@wwahammy @signalapp In point of fact I have never used signal for SMS, in the early days of the standalone app the UI was really terrible, and I avoided it for anything but secure messages. It kept getting better but by then I really like the idea that I had a secure box and an insecure box.
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Calderia Mezzaluna
(@CalMezzaluna) reported
I am extremely disappointed in @signalapp today, as are a vast number of their supporters. Removing integrated SMS support is a terrible decision. As such, I've pulled my monthly donation and I encourage other donors who disagree with the decision to do the same. #Signal
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Mark McAndrew
(@markmcan) reported
@signalapp If privacy and security are really the issue, then it should never have had SMS support in the first place. Not impressed
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Eric Schultz
(@wwahammy) reported
@olmaverick @signalapp It also doesn't happen to be very useful to the issue in question because no one proposed anything like that.
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CorporateRiot
(@ExecutiveRiot) reported
@signalapp So bummed as this was my default messaging app for all. Likely not going to play the messaging app juggling game though, so thanks for the years of service Signal.
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jet yes *that* jet
(@allartburns) reported
@deviantollam @signalapp My wife is having this problem on her iPhone, I'm seeing no problems on my Pixel 5.
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DedSec Official
(@DedSecOfficial3) reported
@signalapp This is a terrible decision. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get people to switch to Signal? Now, the family members who I got to text me using Signal, are probably not going to use it anymore because they'll see this change as "too confusing" and "too much of a hassle."
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🇺🇦 Bertrand B.
(@B_Boutillier) reported
@AnonyPla @interchu @signalapp I implore too ! This is the best idea to kill the app ... it was a really useful function to promote the application to people not aware of privacy problems. They'll go back to WhatsApp and co. ...
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The ***** King of Angmar (Katie)
(@positronrelay) reported
@deviantollam @signalapp Pixel 6a, and no such issues on my end.
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JC
(@jdcguy) reported
@signalapp removing SMS support from Signal for Android is a terrible idea, yes I read the blog post, yes I understand the arguments. I convinced many people less technically versed to install it because it served as their default SMS app. You will lose many users over this
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Håkan Save Hansson 🇸🇪🇺🇦
(@savehansson) reported
@signalapp Terrible decision. Many (most?) Signal users on Android, incl their families/parents, will now have to leave Signal and use plain SMS app instead 😟 You're de facto forcing people to use LESS secure/private messaging.
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yoro
(@yorotpidus) reported
@anAamAadmi @signalapp Might have been taken from the fork that Signal stopped maintaining, so don't think there's a problem unless they are piggybacking on their branding.
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Nananikinas
(@nananikinas) reported
@signalapp I’m soo for this if it also means removing the phone number requirement for using the service. Cause privacy right?
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Fill Hellmouth
(@CMYKarate) reported
@signalapp Signal was my primary messaging app. I picked up an iphone because of availability issues for other options and 100% of the reason that I am switching back was that you can't use just signal on their platforms.