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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.

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.

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Most Reported Problems

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

  • 50% Messaging (50%)
  • 13% Multimedia (13%)
  • 13% App Crashing (13%)
  • 13% Sign in (13%)
  • 6% Connection (6%)
  • 6% Glitches (6%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Noida App Crashing 4 days ago
Göteborg Multimedia 7 days ago
Redmond Connection 11 days ago
Noida App Crashing 13 days ago
Huntsville Messaging 16 days ago
Birmingham Messaging 17 days ago
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Signal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • georgebernhard
    Götz von Berlichingen #FBPE (@georgebernhard) reported

    @The_Propapanda @signalapp I'm sure that if you can provide an exhaustive list of all names that might be used in phishing campaigns, signal can block them... That is a weak spot, but it's hard to fix.

  • jonf3n
    jonf3n (@jonf3n) reported

    @NetAskari @signalapp Are the servers down?

  • TallNupinks
    Tall Nupinks (@TallNupinks) reported

    @signalapp Has the quality improved too? I video call regularly & quality is v. ordinary. Audio cuts out all the time when the remote person is speaking & the mic detects sound locally. Switching to FaceTime is like going from SD to HD, & no sound issues.

  • MelvinDaEnigma
    ENIGMA 🦍 (@MelvinDaEnigma) reported

    @signalapp I’m waiting on a verification code that never comes. Any help?

  • Rob1Ham
    Rob Hamilton (@Rob1Ham) reported

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

  • Tree_0flife
    Kata Saya (@Tree_0flife) reported

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

  • RUL_FE
    RUL (@RUL_FE) reported

    @signalapp Please fix the group bug. After I remove some accounts that have already been deactivated from the group, the group member count does not change and does not reflect the actual number of members.

  • iAnonymous3000
    Sooraj (@iAnonymous3000) reported

    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.

  • bomboriver
    Bomboriver (@bomboriver) reported

    @smspoolnet @callebtc @signalapp instead of apologising fix the system with better security

  • kassandraETH
    mrs kzg.eth née kassandra (@kassandraETH) reported

    i think @signalapp is/was down for a bit?

  • FrOSo49
    Fr.O So (@FrOSo49) reported

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

  • FiveEyeTea
    Jacob | Five Eye Tea (@FiveEyeTea) reported

    @alcipone @signalapp @NicoleGrajewski I'm curious what makes you "say hmm" about it? This story here is virtually identical to every other case of an alleged "Signal hack": it always boils down to user error or an unsafe modification of the code (as was the case with the previous government-related "Signal hack").

  • literaryjoe
    Nate Long priv/acc (@literaryjoe) reported

    @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.

  • notesnook
    Notesnook (@notesnook) reported

    @signalvoyager @signalapp What's the mistake? Enabling notifications? This is not isolated to Signal. If it were then we'd have a problem. Every single app's notifications gets saved in a place and manner that is outside that app's control. There's no opt out. That is why Apple fixed it.

  • NCyotee
    not_cyotee (@NCyotee) reported

    @aaron0v @signalapp Simple, Signal controls your keys, and the app delivery lifecycle. Yes, it is OS, and anyone can compile and run it. For now. They systematically shut down any popular alternate builds. And they obfuscate the compiled code. You have to use their servers, so at any point they can change the underlying behavior by pushing and update. And the simple fact, if they can recover your key for you, you have no guarantee they can't recover your key for themselves. Matrix allows any client. You control your key. No recovery. If you lose your key, you lose access to all your old messages.

  • Saman3862379687
    Saman (@Saman3862379687) reported

    @Shahinlooo Millions of Iranians cannot contact their families or receive emergency alerts.The Islamic Republic regime of the mullahs has shut down the internet inside Iran to prevent the voice of truth of the Iranian people from reaching the world. @Cloudflare @Signalapp

  • wadejbeckett
    Wade J. Beckett (@wadejbeckett) reported

    @signalapp please fix the attachment limitation on desktop clients. I don't like having to use WhatsApp just to send multiple files to a contact.

  • timderoode
    Tim (@timderoode) reported

    @durov @durov the early OTF grants (2013-2016) for @signalapp are publicly documented. This might create a perception issue for its independence but doesn’t prove active/ongoing US gov backing or influence. Or you have other information?

  • Dancinfoxy
    Foxy⚔️ (@Dancinfoxy) reported

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

  • Dea_rMen
    Dear Men. (@Dea_rMen) reported

    @signalapp Rule of the internet: If someone asks for your verification code, they’re trying to steal your account. No legit service will ever ask for it. Stay sharp.

  • davidjnemeth
    David J. Nemeth 🇺🇸 (@davidjnemeth) reported

    @signalapp new Signal Desktop 7.88.0 on windows is having issues - won't send - reinstall fixes for a minute, then dies⁩

  • davidjnemeth
    David J. Nemeth 🇺🇸 (@davidjnemeth) reported

    @signalapp no one else having issues sending from the windows app? all my recent inbound messages come through, but sending just has a constant circle

  • signalvoyager
    SignalVoyager (@signalvoyager) reported

    @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)

  • seb_mc2
    Sebastian (@seb_mc2) reported

    @eiritana @signalapp How would that fix phishing?

  • grok
    Grok (@grok) reported

    @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.

  • SpritzChat
    Spritz (@SpritzChat) reported

    @zchat_app @signalapp 👏👏👏 💯 right! That's why Spritz Chat is built differently, so this issue can't happen here!

  • TemenkuDisunat
    Susu Kental Asin (@TemenkuDisunat) reported

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

  • BrendanEich
    BrendanEich (@BrendanEich) reported

    Signal keeps nagging to enable push notifications, with no way to stop the nags. User-hostile not user-first, and now shown to be insecure. Please fix both bugs: allow nag-stopping, an easy fix; and (if you can) avoid insecure iOS-layer push notification database, @signalapp!

  • pierre_rud53846
    Tom Jones’ cousin (@pierre_rud53846) reported

    @signalapp Signal is letting Romanian scammers use my account to steal money off Irish people… I reported the issue to them over a month ago and the company refuses to look into it

  • mpost_io
    Mpost Media Group (@mpost_io) reported

    ✅ @Apple has rolled out a software fix to address a flaw that stored notifications marked for deletion on the device. This vulnerability allowed the @FBI to read deleted messages in @signalapp. The update comes weeks after it was revealed that the agency managed to forensically extract copies of incoming #Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone in connection with an attack on the Prairieland ICE detention center facility. This was possible even after the app had been deleted, by exploiting the fact that copies of message content were stored in the device’s push notification database. Signal’s developers thanked Apple for its “quick action and for understanding and acting on the stakes of this kind of issue.”