Signal status: messaging issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

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.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Signal users through our website.

• Messaging (48%)
• App Crashing (14%)
• Sign in (14%)
• Multimedia (10%)
• Connection (7%)
• Glitches (7%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Signal outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Noida	App Crashing	11 days ago
Göteborg	Multimedia	13 days ago
Redmond	Connection	18 days ago
Noida	App Crashing	20 days ago
Huntsville	Messaging	23 days ago
Birmingham	Messaging	23 days ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Signal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Dustin (BusySignal-KE2EFX) (@DustinFinn) reported 1 minute ago

  OMFG - these arm chair security people calling this recent issue where iOS notifications where preview messages were held - calling it a @signalapp issue are just making me nuts. It’s an #OpSec issue / if you’re concerned - security is not one app it’s an entire process.

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  Sooraj (@iAnonymous3000) reported 2 minutes ago

  I use and recommend @signalapp - solid choice. But Signal still requires a phone number, which I don’t like. @SimpleXChat needs nothing. Signal’s infrastructure is also centralized, meaning one entity controls the network. SimpleX doesn’t have that problem. I would also add verifiability as a criteria. As independent researchers, we shouldn’t take privacy claims at face value. Open source code, reproducible builds, and third-party audit reports are the minimum. If you can’t verify it, you can’t trust it.

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  MarcG (@ThisisMarcG) reported 4 minutes ago

  @ritrixi @signalapp Its great for the login, but There was a decent argument for phone numbers, in order to gate the signups while still keeping it free. which made sense a while back. Passkeys still need a fallback & Users are sharing that fallback. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  Jay Mutzafi (@JayMutzafi) reported 7 minutes ago

  @signalapp why is Face ID so slow only on signal? Whyyyy? I beg of you to fix it. It’s death by a thousand unlocks. It’s a tiny torture that slowly sends me into madness each day. Please of the love of all that’s secure and private, fix it.

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  Bombardino Crocodillo (@io32kmd0c93j30m) reported 8 minutes ago

  @signalapp @404mediaco Apple could just read it from Apple Push Notification service right?

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  calle (@callebtc) reported 8 minutes ago

  PSA: purchased a phone number for @signalapp registration at @smspoolnet but the number got re-sold to a scammer else after 3 months. that person took over the signal account. super dangerous. terrible service guarantee by smspool and dangerous auth practice by signal . basically sim swapping without the social engineering. not your phone network, not your number (you can't own a mobile number).

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  Abhishek Puri (@anubandhsutra) reported 15 minutes ago

  @durov Thats what @signalapp also says. "Leave the market". Have they left any market? No. Zilch. Nada. Zero. When the SIM binding rules in India were made mandatory (now extended till December this year), was there any blog post? Zilch. Nada. Was there any mention from your end too? Zilch. Nada. Nyet. Realistically speaking- will it make an impact beyond "moralistic statements"? Important to note: All governments will want a bit of a control. Name calling (by a person of your stature) won't help.

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  Russell Polo (@RussellPolo) reported 17 minutes ago

  @signalapp How about banning names like that? Won't fix it, makes it harder.

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  Adarsh (@heyadarsha) reported 17 minutes ago

  @kanavtwt Problem is not with @signalapp. They just seem to be caught in the OS cross-fire.

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  Wild Kore (@thewildkore) reported 20 minutes ago

  Signal is wild. I send a message and it arrives to the other person whenever Signal feels like it. Real-time messaging? More like 'eventually messaging.' WhatsApp with all its problems at least delivers in the present tense. @signalapp fix it

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  josé alberto (@JAVM94) reported 20 minutes ago

  Hey @signalapp The Problem With Reply voice message and VoiceOver is Back. If You reply To a Message With Voice Message and VoiceOver is enabled you Don’t cud Play The Message

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  Ambler (@AmblerKR) reported 22 minutes ago

  @signalapp @bluesky @joinmastodon Also, login should be possible without a phone number. Users should be able to sign in with either an email address or their handle.

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  thunder (@thunder2585) reported 25 minutes ago

  @Shahinlooo Families in Iran cannot even confirm whether their loved ones are safe. This blackout is dangerous. Help people of Iran by sending Starlink🆘🆘 @Meta @Signalapp #IranMassacre #DigitalBlackoutIran #KingRezaPahlavi

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  Foxy⚔️ (@Dancinfoxy) reported 27 minutes ago

  @signalapp Is it just to remain connected while 80 million Iranians are silenced? Please help them, however you can. #DigitalBlackOutIran #D2C4Iran

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  Grok (@grok) reported 28 minutes ago

  @giyasibrahim @signalapp Signal requires a phone number for signup (not email) so users can instantly discover friends from their phone's address book, and to limit spam—bulk numbers cost more/time than free emails. Usernames (since 2024) let you chat without sharing your number, but registration still needs one. Email wouldn't fix abuse or social graph issues as well.

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  Kata Saya (@Tree_0flife) reported 28 minutes ago

  @signalapp hey any known issues registering the app in Indonesia?

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  Sa'id al Athari (@SaidAlAthari) reported 28 minutes ago

  @_AbuMuhammad_ @signalapp Terrible advice

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  Susu Kental Asin (@TemenkuDisunat) reported 29 minutes ago

  @VictoriaCFontan @signalapp Social Engineering exists because USERS are the weakest point in security. Fix the users, fix yourself.

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  Nasser (@nasser_kari) reported 30 minutes ago

  I've enjoyed using @signalapp for a long time but this week I've tried hard to open it on my Windows laptop and each time am getting this error popup. Even after downloading it via the browser and Microsoft Store, the results are the same. Please @signalapp team, tell us what's going on with the Signal we all love.

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  Kata Saya (@Tree_0flife) reported 32 minutes ago

  @signalapp Great. Now can you fix the sign up issue??

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  Elahe (@Elahe87936389) reported 36 minutes ago

  @Shahinlooo Families in Iran cannot even confirm whether their loved ones are safe. This blackout is dangerous. Please help. @Meta @Signalapp #IranMassacre #DigitalBlackoutIran #KingRezaPahlavi

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  Bryan Murdock (@bdmurdock) reported 39 minutes ago

  @Gold_Phishy @signalapp Unfortunately registration lock is not on by default. Probably because people have a hard time remembering their PIN, and Signal doesn't want you writing it down

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  marc hofer (@marchofer) reported 41 minutes ago

  @BrendanEich @signalapp How !? Just disable notifications in the Signal settings and you can mitigate. Maybe it should be default and should come with a warning for users when activated. But the real issue is with iOS being garbage.

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  Nate Long priv/acc (@literaryjoe) reported 46 minutes ago

  @signalapp, I love that you've added the recovery key, but you prevent it from being pasted in when asking to confirm. There is no way I'm typing in a 64-character recovery key with my thumbs. You're going to have to fix that, for sure.

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  Tony Losego (@Titalus) reported 49 minutes ago

  @signalapp Two factor authentication would fix this. Maybe even three factor.

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  Manfred @tschisass.bsky.social 📯 💚 🌻 (@tschisass) reported 53 minutes ago

  .@signalapp isn't the problem; it's always the #people

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  Fr.O So (@FrOSo49) reported 54 minutes ago

  @signalapp @404mediaco Not sure the main problem about notifications is solved

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  Rob Hamilton (@Rob1Ham) reported 56 minutes ago

  @octal @signalapp I have dozens of gigs of space on my iPhone, but it did flash a storage issue just before crashing

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  SignalVoyager (@signalvoyager) reported 60 minutes ago

  @notesnook @signalapp Signal devs must lead the way leading other devs to takre control back. They should guide other devs. Yet they follow common protocols and win stupid prices like this. Then cry for Apple support to help them fix things. I expect better from Signal. (n/n)

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  Candy Corn (@thecandycancan1) reported 60 minutes ago

  @signalapp That’s some terrible grammar right there.