Signal - Private Messenger

In-app purchases
4.5
27.5L reviews
10Cr+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.

• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, stickers, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.

• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.

• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.

• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.

• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.

• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.

• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/

To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp

Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app
Updated on
25 Aug 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
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This app may collect these data types
Personal info
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
27.2L reviews
Kaishi Axon
4 September 2025
good app, but asked for a rating. I'll let it pass the first time but it's minus 1 star each time after that. things to know: -it requires a phone number to make an account. -signal is a not-for-profit entity or some kind, they will remind you repeatedly. -you can't find groups, only be invited to them via a link. I have not found a site with public groups. -it is secure enough for most normal people -changing or adding a device will cause some extra steps or confusion for your friends.
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Christopher Clarke
30 August 2025
A nice alternative to other messaging apps. However, I frequently experience issues with missed notifications, calls don't always ring, call quality can be poor/average, and on occasion, messages don't appear for a period of time (up to 30 minutes). The message then suddenly appears dated/timed 30 minutes prior.
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Vic
25 June 2025
I love the app but definitely still misses some nice-to-have functionalities like WA and/or Discord have: pinning of messages, a separate media tab for links, creating polls/events, and as others have mentioned: starring messages. Also, sometimes when sending pictures, some pictures don't load when selecting and I am unable to send them. Additionally: on samung. the picture-in-picture mode during a call doesn't show the correct " media controls". During a call it shows the controls forward/play
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What's new


We sped up the performance of scrolling in long chats. If you are in a big gardening group, now bloom scrolling is also vroom scrolling.