Signal Rolls Out Phone Number Privacy and Usernames for Everyone in v7.0
Signal is a private messenger for Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux devices.
- "Phone number privacy and usernames are now rolling out to everyone using Signal version 7.0! Update your app to take advantage of these new features," announced Signal on X.
- Phone number privacy and usernames are significant improvements that allow Signal users connect with each other without having to share phone numbers.
What's new
- Your phone number will no longer be visible to anyone on the latest version of Signal unless they have it saved in their phone’s contacts. You can change this in Settings.
- You can now set and share an optional username to let people chat with you without giving them your phone number.
- A new privacy setting lets you control who can find you by your phone number on Signal.
