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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.
Full Outage Map
MultimediaProblems 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.
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Messaging (55%)
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Connection (26%)
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App Crashing (13%)
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Multimedia (2%)
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Sign in (2%)
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Glitches (2%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Signal outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Hannover |
App Crashing | |
 Vienna |
Connection | |
| Seevetal |
App Crashing | |
 Milan |
Messaging | |
| Frankfurt am Main |
Connection | |
 New Delhi |
Glitches |
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Community Discussion
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Signal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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The Protagonist
(@Protagonist_123) reported
@signalapp What are you thinking? This is terrible. Wrong choice. Make them different colors or something. Way easier.
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Gunnar Guðvarðarson
(@gunnargu) reported
@signalapp This is a terrible idea and should not be done, most of the users i message with only installed Signal because I told them it could replace their garbage default sms app!
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nullwavemusic
(@nullwavemusic) reported
@signalapp Absolute trashcan decision. What a way to kneecap your own app, piss off your current users, and turn away new users. Oof, just so, so bad. Talk about an unforced error/own goal.
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Compassion and Sarcasm
(@SandtheB) reported
@signalapp SMS is a legacy service that is STILL not going anywhere.. even if everyone on planet earth gets an iPhone SMS would still be used in low key ways. #DeleteSignal
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Docwho exists
(@docwho76) reported
@_noid_ @philosophene @signalapp I guess I dont understand the problem. why do you need sms support in signal?
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Benny Powers 🇨🇦 بيني باورز 🇮🇱 בני פאוורס
(@PowersBenny) reported
@signalapp This terrible idea is the end of signal, and there are no good alternatives
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Konstantin Weddige
(@KonstantWeddige) reported
@signalapp It's a terrible idea! I barely get any SMS from humans, but i can't get rid of SMS from my mobile service provider and other services. My main struggle with friends is to agree on one messenger, because nobody wants to use multiple apps.
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ljean
(@ljean) reported
@markus_ottela @WellKnownAlias @signalapp Exactly! Usability problems will be exacerbated not addressed by this terrible user-hostile decision!
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hayden aiken 🇺🇸🤝🏻🇺🇦
(@aikensource) reported
@markus_ottela @signalapp Okay, but speaking practically again, Signal just has to update their UI to make it harder to "accidentally" switch to SMS. Make it so it's not a convenient toggle anymore. Done. Based on what you're saying. If sending SMS is the problem, Signal has more potential to idiot-proof.
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hayden aiken 🇺🇸🤝🏻🇺🇦
(@aikensource) reported
@signalapp Interesting that some users have problems differentiating between SMS and Signal messaging after THE USER personally set Signal as their *default* SMS app. List of UI/UX features Signal has to communicate privacy status: 1. Different colored message bubbles for signal vs. sms
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Ryan Daniels
(@ryan_daniels) reported
@signalapp This is brutal. What a terrible decision! Goodbye Signal, it was nice while it lasted
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maqp
(@markus_ottela) reported
@aikensource @signalapp If they scroll too far down they will see contacts that aren't safe, and in the Galton board of average Joes and Janes this is abound to happen at unacceptable rate.3/3
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Pavel
(@dantalos) reported
@tuzgai @olmaverick @signalapp Plus now I get extra headache because "that message application I have installed and told them that it is great is not working anymore when their delivery driver SMSed them to be ready for pickup" (probable scenario which can happen to me). Deprecating core feature sucks
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𝓅𝒶𝓊𝓁 𝓉𝒶𝑔𝓁𝒾𝒶𝓂𝑜𝓃𝓉𝑒
(@paultag) reported
@signalapp This is super sad news, as my use of the app goes down, i suspect so will my monthly donation 😭
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maqp
(@markus_ottela) reported
@aikensource @signalapp It does. I have to be concerned my technically illiterate close friend manages to fallback to SMS by stopping to think for a second when they hold the send button down and tap on the wrong option. And technically illiterate people are at greatest danger with each other. 1/
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The_Asshat
(@asshat_the) reported
@signalapp This is a terrible call IMO. This is going to kill adoption and utilization. And for what? What’s the end goal with this decision?
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maqp
(@markus_ottela) reported
@ljean @WellKnownAlias @signalapp The person complaining about having to deal with one more app that they can't even remove from their phone is the problem, not the company removing features with fundamentally broken security.
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CloudHead
(@cloudnewz) reported
@ljean @signalapp Yep. Think think of SMS as a kind of loss-leader. There will be a period when a portion of users will use non-secure features, but at a point, a critical mass will be reached. Make it something people can use as their default messaging service and people more people will adopt.1/
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finn
(@finn58887085) reported
@signalapp if it aint broke, don't fix it
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Jamie Booth
(@JamieB226) reported
@BTC_Ninjas @signalapp Yes? I think there is sufficient indicators with the lock icons. If you wanted to make that more obvious, you could solve this problem without neutering the software.
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Pete the Cyber Protector
(@plgonzalez86) reported
@AndrewNowlin @signalapp Which means that it was a problem they tried to tackle but it is not realistic or good use of their limited resources to keep the development of said features
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Hypersensory Space Rabbit Bonnie Smalley
(@Bonniezilla) reported
@signalapp Guys, this is a terrible move. I'll probably move to another platform. SMS enabled me to educate people on encryption and how easy it is to switch to encrypted SMS with your app. You did not think this through.
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(@0xCARNAGE) reported
@signalapp This is a terrible decision.
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Bob K Mertz
(@bblboy54) reported
@CircuitSwan @signalapp Glad to see others that supported @signalapp having the same problems with this decision. I had been on a $3 a month donation plan for nearly 2 years but that ended today. I hate to do it but I can't justify donating. I may be dedicated to privacy but those I talk to aren't.
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KopfKrieg 🏳️🌈
(@KopfKrieg_) reported
@signalapp Could you maybe not? This is a terrible decision for users.
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maqp
(@markus_ottela) reported
@ljean @WellKnownAlias @signalapp The person having to deal with one more app is the problem, not the company removing features with fundamentally broken security.
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👻Fiendishly Spooky Dr. Noid🎃
(@_noid_) reported
@docwho76 @philosophene @signalapp Because right now I have 1 app for secure and unsecure texting. I don't see that as a problem that needs solving
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Eason C
(@easoncxz) reported
@signalapp Why are people mad at this? If your friend isn't using Signal, Signal supporting SMS doesn't help anything; if your friend uses Signal, then this is irrelevant to you. In either case, you continue to use Signal. Just use the default SMS app to send SMS. What's the problem?
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👻Fiendishly Spooky Dr. Noid🎃
(@_noid_) reported
@docwho76 @philosophene @signalapp Not super sure I'm getting what you're laying down. The fact that there's a myriad of messaging apps is a problem, but you decide which ones you participate in. In this case it's a matter of having encrypted/unencrypted text messages in one place
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Jaded Misanthrope
(@SoulsOfTheFree) reported
@signalapp This sucks. This is going to cause me a great deal of trouble dealing with my non-technical friends and family. I don't see any reason to do this. I'm perfectly capable of understanding which messages are encrypted and which are not.