<![CDATA[Signal is developing a standalone desktop app without requiring a smartphone for setup or use, based on recent open-source code changes.]]>Signal is developing a standalone desktop app without requiring a smartphone for setup or use, based on recent open-source code changes. 🖥️
The update adds more desktop controls while keeping end-to-end encryption, improving device independence with a privacy-first design. 🔐

@signalapp

🔗 https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-desktop-without-a-mobile-phone-standalone-version-in-development/

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Excellent news!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/sleepy62/statuses/116513260708807325https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/sleepy62/statuses/116513260708807325Sun, 03 May 2026 23:34:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Signal is developing a standalone desktop app without requiring a smartphone for setup or use, based on recent open-source code changes. on Sun, 03 May 2026 22:05:43 GMT]]>@davep @knoppix95 @signalapp Well, the phone number is basically the username identifier, and for normal people, that's something they can understand.
Having a username/password/key system introduces a "forgot" problem that they've been able to avoid ... and that's been a good move for reducing complexity.
Of course it removes a feature at the same time, but it is what it is.

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Edit:

> To register on Signal Desktop, a phone number will still be required

I still wonder why they need a phone number. At worst I could use a burner? What is so specific about phone numbers that you can't achieve with (disposable) email accounts?

Original: would that mean that I can "drop" my phone number based account and create an "anonymous" (email based?) one?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116512908964220470https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116512908964220470Sun, 03 May 2026 22:05:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Signal is developing a standalone desktop app without requiring a smartphone for setup or use, based on recent open-source code changes. on Sun, 03 May 2026 21:59:09 GMT]]>@knoppix95 @signalapp Hell yeah, finally!]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://yourwalls.today/objects/8dba6996-5dcc-4693-9aeb-088abfe0a853https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://yourwalls.today/objects/8dba6996-5dcc-4693-9aeb-088abfe0a853Sun, 03 May 2026 21:59:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Signal is developing a standalone desktop app without requiring a smartphone for setup or use, based on recent open-source code changes. on Sun, 03 May 2026 21:52:30 GMT]]>@knoppix95 @signalapp oh, this is great!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.babb.no/users/km/statuses/116512859758649666https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.babb.no/users/km/statuses/116512859758649666Sun, 03 May 2026 21:52:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Signal is developing a standalone desktop app without requiring a smartphone for setup or use, based on recent open-source code changes. on Sun, 03 May 2026 21:24:40 GMT]]>@knoppix95 @signalapp
It's a shame they still need to couple it to a telephone, but maybe getting rid of that dependency is in the pipeline.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116512750331076800https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/davep/statuses/116512750331076800Sun, 03 May 2026 21:24:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Signal is developing a standalone desktop app without requiring a smartphone for setup or use, based on recent open-source code changes. on Sun, 03 May 2026 19:36:18 GMT]]>@knoppix95 good news.

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