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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 (43%)
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Connection (30%)
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Multimedia (11%)
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Glitches (8%)
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App Crashing (5%)
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Sign in (3%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Signal outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Manchester |
Messaging | |
 Meppen |
Multimedia | |
 Iloilo |
Connection | |
 Orlando |
Connection | |
| Stuttgart |
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| Phoenix |
Messaging |
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Signal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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The Computer Guy
(@RossComputerGuy) reported
@nixcraft @WhatsApp @signalapp Signal is dropping SMS support and that's a problem for many people including myself.
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@Sana'a ሳናአ
(@andreu319) reported
@mer__edith @signalapp Hello, This past week, my saved contacts are not showing in signal, i tried restarting the phone and downloading the updated version but still only numbers are showing making it difficult to know who has texted me. what is the problem?
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ricardo
(@governa) reported
@signalapp Terrible decision. Real deal breaker.
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Rich Clarke
(@richtrix) reported
@olmaverick @signalapp This is going to be terrible for me as signal has been my main messaging app since the TextSecure days. All my history is in signal. Even if you have friends with the signal app often times it becomes apparent they don't check it anymore. So it's handy to be able to switch to SMS
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ToadCast
(@WillehKey) reported
@signalapp The second reason you mention is purely one's fault. I agree that the UI/UX could be better to distinguish a SMS from a Signal message, but it already exists, and to mix them and get high fees means lack of attention and lack of digital education. It's a society issue, not tech.
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k:CoryCortez
(@realcorycortez) reported
@mer__edith @signalapp This is a terrible idea. Your justifications don't change that.
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Nananikinas
(@nananikinas) reported
@TNONate @signalapp Didn’t see that in the SMS post so they must have said that elsewhere and I missed it. That aside I’m personally not convinced this is a big deal. Less convenient sure, but their private service is still functional.
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JC Staudt
(@JC_Staudt) reported
@signalapp Tools are supposed to help users in ways that are useful for _them_. SMS are inherently insecure, so people should use another app to supplement this need? They're still sending SMS that way. How does this improve privacy? Make the feature optional; don't ostracize users.
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uncle ted
(@129584709_) reported
@iamed2 @mer__edith @signalapp The ratio of people that are hating the decision vs the people trying to defend the awful, terrible decision speaks volumes. Hopefully they will reverse this.
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Christopher Anthony
(@chris122380) reported
@mer__edith @signalapp Helping the problem is not helping to find a solution. Failure to have backward compatibility with SMS/MMS is what has killed almost every messaging app including Google's three or four messaging apps. What makes you think this is helping you rather than putting you in the grave?
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bruh🛡️
(@bruh_privacy) reported
@thenewoil1 @Agisilaos_K @signalapp In my opinion? No, I don't know the other region in America continent like Canada, Mexico, etc. But in my country, Asia continent. Many of us using chat apps or email to communicate, and SMS is only for OTP. And as far as I know including me, don't have a problem using many app
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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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Spooky Scary Kevinton
(@Hirsutable) reported
@NuclearTakes @signalapp I'm not happy with this because I use signal for everything, but every signal user I know has run into this problem. Family members who don't respond because they don't realize they need to check in. It is probably for the best, but it WILL make it harder to get new users.
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Normand Nadon
(@Normand_Nadon) reported
@whatsabschalten @bc1984adam @signalapp If that is the issue they want to fix, make sms background red and annoying... I don't xare... I need this feature to use Signal
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Kris Constable
(@cqwww) reported
Anyone know why @signalapp stopped giving notifications? Seems to be an issue on iphone and Android and happening to a lot of peole
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Pierre-D🔤vid
(@ouaibe_) reported
@signalapp If this post at least tried to be honest and mention RCS and its lack of API... But no, the usual Signal anti-federation/siloization BS: crypto for the tech elite, and RCS/WA/FB/TG for the others, when software should help drive that transition.
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uncle ted
(@129584709_) reported
@JINORU_ @specialjesse @signalapp Everyone who wants the SMS feature to say knows this. They get it. Unfortunately there are people (more now) that won't use or will just switch. Signal will become more desolate and donations will dry up. This is a terrible ******* call.
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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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uncle ted
(@129584709_) reported
@JINORU_ @specialjesse @signalapp Everyone who wants the SMS feature to stay knows this. They get it. Unfortunately there are people (more now) that won't use or will just switch. Signal will become more desolate and donations will dry up. This is a terrible ******* call.
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sysgeek
(@sysgeek) reported
@signalapp I hope you all inform your users via the app about this and give very clear instructions for the non-technical users on what to do. Many may choose to leave your service and they need to know that just uninstalling the app will break communication with every other signal user.
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Bryan Eitz
(@bryaneitz) reported
@mer__edith @signalapp Thanks for reiterating the talking points and how it's tough for you personally. Doesn't help at all. The rest of us will just stop using signal. Was nice while it lasted
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Drew S Ortega
(@drewsortega) reported
@bellja747 @SatyaSibaNayak @signalapp What? No. RCS is an open standard that's not platform specific. Google may be backing it but anyone can implement it. there's no "Google API" problem.
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𝙼𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚂𝚒𝚖𝚜
(@peltast) reported
@mer__edith @signalapp This is a terrible decision that will, literally, destroy your entire product. Interoperability is not *A* thing, it's *the only thing*. I've got kids that want $1100 iPhones for the sole reason that their friends use iMessage. Signal is *worthless* without interoperability.
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@Sana'a ሳናአ
(@andreu319) reported
@signalapp Hello, This past week, my saved contacts are not showing in signal, i tried restarting the phone and downloading the updated version but still only numbers are showing, making it difficult to know who has texted me. what is the problem?
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uncle ted
(@129584709_) reported
@iamed2 @mer__edith @signalapp The ratio of people that are getting the decision vs the people trying to defend the awful, terrible decision speaks volumes. Hopefully they will reverse this.
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Min
(@Min75Re) reported
This country is star topology in every form and one massive hub just went down Don't use Telegram, use @signalapp or @element_hq instead
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Maddog
(@Tolkienista) reported
@olmaverick @signalapp Because signal was the only service that allowed me to integrate SMS and more secure messaging without being owned by a tech giant. It wasn't perfect, or perfectly secure, but it was getting closer and letting me communicate with people who weren't on the privacy bandwagon yet.
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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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k3rnlp4n1c
(@k3rnlp4n1c) reported
@signalapp Terrible decision.
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jamesorinoko
(@jamesorinoko) reported
@signalapp Terrible move.