Kevin, did I hear correctly, to use signal private does the person I'm calling have to have downloaded the signal app? My mobile carrier is virgin mobile, part of my plan has unlimited data, so I think I would not have any charges, please correct me if I'm wrong, thanks. :)
If a guy from TikTok asks me to download this app shouldn’t I be suspicious because it requires you to share your number (which I never give out) and all these features are available on your phone EXCEPT the disappearing thing.
Not sure if this is still relevant to you or if you or the folks in your replies are still looking for explanation but I will provide one as well as my 2 cents. The reason why Signal is being recommended to you even though it requires a number and shares features with most other messaging apps is because of Privacy. Other messaging apps either do not encrypt the texts you send, or they soft encrypt, meaning they can still decrypt it themselves since they're the ones who designed both lock and key. This leads to service providers like Google using messaging data to continue to build your AdSense identity, which is a profile that they have built of you over the years that tells them your preferences in addition to other personally identifiable data so that they can sell ads and then sell you things that are relevant to you (ever talked about something randomly and seen it pop up in an ad a short while later? Thats thanks to the level of spying they do). When you use signal, you provide your number as your username. This is similar to how WhatsApp works. WhatsApp also claims to be End To End Encrypted, meaning Facebook should not be able to harvest data from WhatsApp. However, recently the EU has flagged them to stop them from collecting WhatsApp data and combining it with the data acquired from other apps like Facebook and Instagram to build Facebook Ad Profiles of its users. This means they have been fudging the truth or just lying to us. Signal is also End to End Encrypted, but on top of that, this can be and has been verified by the general public. Signal is an Open Source program, meaning that the code behind the app is visible to anyone who wishes to read it. This also means that members of the tech community, which have a high concentration of off-duty industry professionals, look at this code for free to ensure that the Signal foundation is not lying to us. Data privacy is becoming an increasingly important issue that we must all tackle. The rate of data breaches is increasing, meaning that the chances of your data ending up in wrong hands is also increasing. Breaches can include things as sensitive as your SSN. In the case of Google, if youre using google messages, the most sensitive data that can leak is Name, Number, Addresses and contact information. If youre using iMessage or an Apple device in general, the likelihood is lower but still present. They are much much better about privacy and they have been independently verified to be so, even though their software is not Open Source like Signal. If youre an iMessage user, it is fine to continue to do so, as long as you know that blue bubbles are verifiably end to end encrypted, and green bubbles are not. If you send and receive a lot of green bubble messages, it's advised to switch to a platform like signal. Let me know if you have questions. Cheers
@cslsecure4163 I was researching this today. It doesn't save your info, so no central server. No server, privacy is always encrypted each end. No middle man hack attack
For security reason, I am using Signal instead of WhatsApp or Telegram. Works really great. The only thing is that notifications, although enabled do not show. Has anybody noticed this bug and found a solution?
@@R_3079 I personally only use Signal now. It is open-source and does not track or use any data and those of your contacts! WhatsApp is owned by META, hence Facebook, Insta, etc are using your data and vice-versa. It was a very conscious choice for me to move away from WhatsApp and may not apply to everybody.
But didn’t it require you to give people your cell phone number out? That’s the problem I have with it. Those other apps have the ability to find you by a name not a number
Nelson here, thank you for the warm welcome! I'm new to professional UA-cam but Kevin is showing me the ropes :) Kevin has more topics he wants to cover than he has the time for, so I may be able to help him with that in the future.
@@skyfaller Hey, no need to thank me. You did an amazing job out there for your very first video. Kevin did a good job in giving you this video. Kevin & Nelson good job. :)))
Thankyou Kevin. I thought this was an excellent, straight forward and easy to understand for those not too adept at using different type apps (some of my family). I wish you had included that this was military encrypted as this is what I've been told. That would be important to many. (please correct me if I've been misinformed) CHEERS ♥
Signal's big differentiator from other messaging apps is its focus on privacy and security. Signal is open source. This means that you and others can review the code to verify their security and privacy claims. There's no tracking or metadata collected about you or your contacts. With WhatsApp, Viber, Messenger, and others, you have to take them for their word.
Other users have to be on Signal. It's the same situation with other apps like Messenger, Viber, Telegram, etc. where all your contacts have to be in the same ecosystem.
@@ValdezJu that's the exception that proves the rule. There's lot's of things that can't be sent Messenger to Apple, it's not perfect. You just said "it's useless to me..." what more clarification do you need? It's useless to you. give it up.
Amazing app. Been trying to convince my friends and family to switch over. Messenger and iMessage are such difficult competition. I will continue to use Signal, though.
@@brandonsanchez9043 The app is made by a non-profit company and is open source. It’s just me convincing people to use a messaging platform that does not sell data
@@hoshikuzuvenus hmm. Non-profit you say. By tax standards yes. They pay no taxes and rely on donations. Like a church. The company started with a 50 million dollar loan and has increased to over 100 million. How do you think they pay back those loans?
@@brandonsanchez9043 you just answered your own question. They maintain the app using donations. The software is open source. If it was illicitly stealing and selling user information, it would be caught by the community
@@hoshikuzuvenus Well I feel foolish. They are gonna get over 100 million in donations. To break even. So no one makes a dime while working on this app day in and day out. Such great ppl.
Are all these new presenters just newly created AI Chatbots? Everything is doubtful now. Do all of your contacts need to download Signal also? Seems like just another friction point.
Thanks KS for the Signal tutorial. I am looking to enhance my Signal app with new features. Where would I find developers that know the Open Source platform well that can I contract for changes to the app? Can't seem to find similar on the Signal Messenger site. Thanks!
Hi i wasn't sure if you can help me out a little. I talk to this one person a lot on Signal. Sometimes it says Delivered right away, but usually it just says Sent for so long like a few hours and then it'll say Delivered. What does that mean? And I know that their phone is on cause they are active on Facebook.
Hi, I'm trying to save some photos from chats, but although the auto-download is set for WI-FI and Cellular, they are not saved locally. There is also no button to download them manually. Any ideas?
Hi Nelson, thank you for the clear Signal user manual. I have a question: could you tell me whether Signal can be configured to support, for example, 2 devices under one account? The second question is whether I can use Signal to answer phone calls that come to my phone number, I mean just answering call ?
When I hit the call button i can hear the ph ringing at my end but the receiver's ph won't. When someone calls me i don't hear ring. I looked at settings. There's no info there to help. If you would can you touch bases on this subject. Thx
I have someone in Canada I need to text to but I don't want to loose my messaging app that I currently use is that possible. Is Signal even available in Canada?
My question is...if i put a story on signal...will that send a notification or mssgs to my contact that I have posted a story? Plz tell me...cause i do not want to send notification or text to anyone...so is it like whatsapp only?
I believe Apple is already providing end to end encryption. This might be useful for people using Android devices, or dumb enough to use Facebook messenger, otherwise what’s the point?
So what is the catch?. My reason. I've been talking to someone on Quora and they requested to change to Signal. With my cautious ways I am wondering why. Any answers appreciated thanks.
Signal works well on my Samsung Android tablet, but for some reason I can't get it to work on my PC? I've tried several times with no luck! Can you tell me why???
When I try to send a 2 or 3 minute video to my signal grout I am presented with a too large file but I am able to send the same video to all my friends on messenger. This just started about a week ago. Any help for me ?
This actually happens relatively frequently, but Signal doesn't really have any data on their servers that they can access, so the government gets basically nothing: signal.org/bigbrother/ "The only information Signal maintains[...] is the time of account creation and the date of the account’s last connection to Signal servers. That is all."
@@KevinStratvert Interesting how Signal's link about the topic says "bigbrother". What I really want to know is why the idea of accessing messaging data and metadata even exists. It's like having strangers open your paper mail, reading its contents, and sealing the mail back up without you knowing. Aren't messages supposed to be private (hence Signal)?
Signal has completely alienated its users by forcing them to market this app for them. They originally claimed to be a secured way with SMS but now its not. How can i know this elimination of SMS is secure when they will just change it again?
Hi, can you help me how to add up people from different country? I'm from Philippines and I can't add up people from US in Signal app. When I start to type the numbers the "user not a signal user" appears.
I believe they show the pin reminder prompt periodically so you remember your pin. If you forget your pin, since it’s all encrypted, there’s no way to recover except just starting from scratch.
Hi Kevin. I have an android phone and lately the messages are loaded so very slow. At times, I received a notification and at the same time it would say checking for messages. Could you help please? Thank you
I've used Signal across all my devices for _years_ and have convinced others to also join in.
in my country i think I'm rhe only one using signal.
Where is it?
Hahah
Bro Noone I know uses it in USA tho
😂😂same
Me and my bae 😅
Where are you from
Does Signal have a widget?
And
Can you use it to text SMS and MMS without inviting others to Signal?
Kevin, did I hear correctly, to use signal private does the person I'm calling have to have downloaded the signal app? My mobile carrier is virgin mobile, part of my plan has unlimited data, so I think I would not have any charges, please correct me if I'm wrong, thanks. :)
If a guy from TikTok asks me to download this app shouldn’t I be suspicious because it requires you to share your number (which I never give out) and all these features are available on your phone EXCEPT the disappearing thing.
Yeah this should be answered
Not sure if this is still relevant to you or if you or the folks in your replies are still looking for explanation but I will provide one as well as my 2 cents.
The reason why Signal is being recommended to you even though it requires a number and shares features with most other messaging apps is because of Privacy. Other messaging apps either do not encrypt the texts you send, or they soft encrypt, meaning they can still decrypt it themselves since they're the ones who designed both lock and key. This leads to service providers like Google using messaging data to continue to build your AdSense identity, which is a profile that they have built of you over the years that tells them your preferences in addition to other personally identifiable data so that they can sell ads and then sell you things that are relevant to you (ever talked about something randomly and seen it pop up in an ad a short while later? Thats thanks to the level of spying they do).
When you use signal, you provide your number as your username. This is similar to how WhatsApp works. WhatsApp also claims to be End To End Encrypted, meaning Facebook should not be able to harvest data from WhatsApp. However, recently the EU has flagged them to stop them from collecting WhatsApp data and combining it with the data acquired from other apps like Facebook and Instagram to build Facebook Ad Profiles of its users. This means they have been fudging the truth or just lying to us.
Signal is also End to End Encrypted, but on top of that, this can be and has been verified by the general public. Signal is an Open Source program, meaning that the code behind the app is visible to anyone who wishes to read it. This also means that members of the tech community, which have a high concentration of off-duty industry professionals, look at this code for free to ensure that the Signal foundation is not lying to us.
Data privacy is becoming an increasingly important issue that we must all tackle. The rate of data breaches is increasing, meaning that the chances of your data ending up in wrong hands is also increasing. Breaches can include things as sensitive as your SSN. In the case of Google, if youre using google messages, the most sensitive data that can leak is Name, Number, Addresses and contact information. If youre using iMessage or an Apple device in general, the likelihood is lower but still present. They are much much better about privacy and they have been independently verified to be so, even though their software is not Open Source like Signal.
If youre an iMessage user, it is fine to continue to do so, as long as you know that blue bubbles are verifiably end to end encrypted, and green bubbles are not. If you send and receive a lot of green bubble messages, it's advised to switch to a platform like signal.
Let me know if you have questions. Cheers
There is a way now nor have to share your number. I believe new updates fixed that so all they see are your username.
@cslsecure4163 I was researching this today. It doesn't save your info, so no central server. No server, privacy is always encrypted each end. No middle man hack attack
In signal I do not want to share my phone number. Can I keep my phone number private?
For security reason, I am using Signal instead of WhatsApp or Telegram. Works really great. The only thing is that notifications, although enabled do not show. Has anybody noticed this bug and found a solution?
@@kowaletzki Very useful tip. Thank you very. I had it already set allowing to be run in the background. One of those things
@@MonikaR2006 what's the difference in these too apps and which is better in you opinion?
@@R_3079 I personally only use Signal now. It is open-source and does not track or use any data and those of your contacts! WhatsApp is owned by META, hence Facebook, Insta, etc are using your data and vice-versa. It was a very conscious choice for me to move away from WhatsApp and may not apply to everybody.
But didn’t it require you to give people your cell phone number out? That’s the problem I have with it. Those other apps have the ability to find you by a name not a number
Where did singal come from usa or over seas
Yo Kevin, are you getting new people for every video?
Anyways, Nelson pretty impressive and informative video from you.
Keep it up!!
Nelson here, thank you for the warm welcome! I'm new to professional UA-cam but Kevin is showing me the ropes :) Kevin has more topics he wants to cover than he has the time for, so I may be able to help him with that in the future.
@@skyfaller Hey, no need to thank me. You did an amazing job out there for your very first video.
Kevin did a good job in giving you this video.
Kevin & Nelson good job. :)))
Thankyou Kevin. I thought this was an excellent, straight forward and easy to understand for those not too adept at using different type apps (some of my family). I wish you had included that this was military encrypted as this is what I've been told. That would be important to many. (please correct me if I've been misinformed) CHEERS ♥
The most difficult part is to convince everyone in your circle to use this app
So this only works if the person on the other end has Signal.
Yes
If you have no Internet on your phone, will this app work?
Signal Messaging App is something everyone should know how to use it properly.
Why?
Signal's big differentiator from other messaging apps is its focus on privacy and security. Signal is open source. This means that you and others can review the code to verify their security and privacy claims. There's no tracking or metadata collected about you or your contacts. With WhatsApp, Viber, Messenger, and others, you have to take them for their word.
Are you able to tell when the other person has read the text message you sent to them ??
Yes. If they have read receipts on
Why is my number displayed on my signal can I block it and be found using my name
I love Telegram and has been my alternative for whatsapp. Signal is not very popular in the UK.
Telegram isn’t E2E by default.
It’s also not a comparable alternative
Can Signal send to other apps, and receive from other apps?
Or do all your contacts also have to be on Signal?
It's useless to me if it doesn't.. more than ½ of my contracts use Apple..
Other users have to be on Signal. It's the same situation with other apps like Messenger, Viber, Telegram, etc. where all your contacts have to be in the same ecosystem.
@@KevinStratvert Google Messenger will communicate (gifs, photos..) with Apple but no Face Time .. I'm not sure I understood your comment..
@@ValdezJu that's the exception that proves the rule. There's lot's of things that can't be sent Messenger to Apple, it's not perfect. You just said "it's useless to me..." what more clarification do you need? It's useless to you. give it up.
Amazing app. Been trying to convince my friends and family to switch over. Messenger and iMessage are such difficult competition.
I will continue to use Signal, though.
Your selling the app to your friends and family with no pay. Your being used
@@brandonsanchez9043 The app is made by a non-profit company and is open source. It’s just me convincing people to use a messaging platform that does not sell data
@@hoshikuzuvenus hmm. Non-profit you say. By tax standards yes. They pay no taxes and rely on donations. Like a church. The company started with a 50 million dollar loan and has increased to over 100 million. How do you think they pay back those loans?
@@brandonsanchez9043 you just answered your own question. They maintain the app using donations.
The software is open source. If it was illicitly stealing and selling user information, it would be caught by the community
@@hoshikuzuvenus Well I feel foolish. They are gonna get over 100 million in donations. To break even. So no one makes a dime while working on this app day in and day out. Such great ppl.
Are all these new presenters just newly created AI Chatbots? Everything is doubtful now.
Do all of your contacts need to download Signal also? Seems like just another friction point.
Thanks KS for the Signal tutorial. I am looking to enhance my Signal app with new features. Where would I find developers that know the Open Source platform well that can I contract for changes to the app? Can't seem to find similar on the Signal Messenger site. Thanks!
Hi i wasn't sure if you can help me out a little. I talk to this one person a lot on Signal. Sometimes it says Delivered right away, but usually it just says Sent for so long like a few hours and then it'll say Delivered. What does that mean? And I know that their phone is on cause they are active on Facebook.
Love signal ,but how do I schedule when to send a message? Thanks
Very helpful. Thank you!
Hi,
I'm trying to save some photos from chats, but although the auto-download is set for WI-FI and Cellular, they are not saved locally. There is also no button to download them manually. Any ideas?
Good day. I am not sure how to refister. I "joined" maybe two weeks ago and I have signal on my phone. How do I get the "link" for the class?
Hi Nelson, thank you for the clear Signal user manual. I have a question: could you tell me whether Signal can be configured to support, for example, 2 devices under one account? The second question is whether I can use Signal to answer phone calls that come to my phone number, I mean just answering call ?
Can you tell me everytime I send a video why the music is slowed
When I hit the call button i can hear the ph ringing at my end but the receiver's ph won't.
When someone calls me i don't hear ring. I looked at settings. There's no info there to help.
If you would can you touch bases on this subject. Thx
Thanks! Is there a function that will only make me seen to people I specifically select berforehand?
Yes, I read about how to do that today
@@deborahellis416 🤪🤣
It's around 12:45 a.m. and I still don't know how to send a message to somebody or get them to send a message to me if they're not in my
Does this app show a record of who you text or call on your phone bill? Or is it data based like Google meet?
With Signal, there’s no record of who you text or call on your phone bill.
Any idea how to get the signal app to ring on video calls on a Samsung?
Yes, this is helpful. Can your contacts see your number?
how do you turn the gps off on it so no one knows where you are
I have someone in Canada I need to text to but I don't want to loose my messaging app that I currently use is that possible. Is Signal even available in Canada?
It had me add my phone number. Can't you use it without your phone number?
My only gripe is when switching from android to IOS all your conversations are pretty much wasted. Android version is better in my opinion.
Hi how to backup signal chats on iPhone
Are the phone calls with Signal being recorded in the background with no option to switch off like most other similar apps ?
My question is...if i put a story on signal...will that send a notification or mssgs to my contact that I have posted a story? Plz tell me...cause i do not want to send notification or text to anyone...so is it like whatsapp only?
Very easy screen shotting with 5g smart phones
Can I use it on mac desktop only?, I don't own or use cell phones, I use google voice for call & texts
I believe Apple is already providing end to end encryption. This might be useful for people using Android devices, or dumb enough to use Facebook messenger, otherwise what’s the point?
How do I create a rule for a group text. Google says to go to Settings and then Advance, but I don't see that option.
What is the meaning of “Verified” in Signal?
Once verified, that means that there's no man in the middle observing or changing messages.
How do i use without giving my phone number?
Smh ' sneaky devil you😂😂😂
Is it possible to add ringtones created in GarageBand to signal?
So what is the catch?. My reason.
I've been talking to someone on Quora and they requested to change to Signal. With my cautious ways I am wondering why.
Any answers appreciated thanks.
How do you add a new contact?
That's what I'm trying to do also if anybody knows let me know
How to add a signal id to your account from US to Philippines?
chat data will available in storage of file ?
Thankyou sir.. Good Tutorial 😎 Cool 😎
Howlong u wanna change I love you Love dovi songs another year ??
Signal works well on my Samsung Android tablet, but for some reason I can't get it to work on my PC? I've tried several times with no luck! Can you tell me why???
If they're not already in my phone
Does people see your number
Hello, Do you know why it’s my working on my MacBook air despite having it on my phone?
We not playing here on the sand are we right ???!!! Show me than!!
so how about android cell phone or is it just for iphones
When I try to send a 2 or 3 minute video to my signal grout I am presented with a too large file but I am able to send the same video to all my friends on messenger. This just started about a week ago. Any help for me ?
Hi Kevin, I mistakenly reacted to someone’s post on a group platform how do I delete the reaction from the post?
What if authorities force signal company to access all data on servers
This actually happens relatively frequently, but Signal doesn't really have any data on their servers that they can access, so the government gets basically nothing: signal.org/bigbrother/
"The only information Signal maintains[...] is the time of account creation and the date of the account’s last connection to Signal servers. That is all."
@@KevinStratvert Interesting how Signal's link about the topic says "bigbrother". What I really want to know is why the idea of accessing messaging data and metadata even exists. It's like having strangers open your paper mail, reading its contents, and sealing the mail back up without you knowing. Aren't messages supposed to be private (hence Signal)?
The US Government can see whatever you do with Signal.
That's according to a Gov Official
Nicely done, thanks
Signal has completely alienated its users by forcing them to market this app for them. They originally claimed to be a secured way with SMS but now its not. How can i know this elimination of SMS is secure when they will just change it again?
Does your friend have to have signal on their device, in order for you to send messages to them from signal on your device?
Currently, yes. However, with the recent EU regulations, this is changing where operators need to inter operate.
Which is the correct spelling of this app ??
will disappearing chat work on both phones?
So the people you talk to get your phone number?
Nothing of what you say shows up on the app I get in Canada. I think this app needs some work TV get into it.
How to send Multiple Excel sheets, it only allows one at a time to send. :(
Or it cant be done like in WhatsApp
This is a great app I use it all the time 🙂
Can I log my signal for more than two people?
Do you have a direct link to your DM if inviting someone without the signal app ?
How do you disable the beep sound when call starts and ends?
Hi, can you help me how to add up people from different country? I'm from Philippines and I can't add up people from US in Signal app. When I start to type the numbers the "user not a signal user" appears.
Are video and calls encrypted?
Yes 👍
Why can I not attach pictures from my iPhone? The only pictures that show up are once posted on Signal
Hi, does anybody know how to schedule a message on Signal for iPhone? I tried a long tap, as on the Android app, but I don't see any new menu.
Sometimes I have to enter a PIN to verify on Signal, why is that so?
I believe they show the pin reminder prompt periodically so you remember your pin. If you forget your pin, since it’s all encrypted, there’s no way to recover except just starting from scratch.
You can disable in settings if you don’t want to see it… settings, account, pin reminders.
Now, do you work the pin lock. Without losing data
I am finding so hard to set up an username on my signal what can I do?
Y signal didn't update last seen option
can signal be set up so that only the originators name is in the send box in a group chat?
Is there a section I can save notes or pics to my group?
Does this app has any chat head / bubble!???
Can we hide a chat in signal??
Hi Kevin. I have an android phone and lately the messages are loaded so very slow. At times, I received a notification and at the same time it would say checking for messages. Could you help please? Thank you
How do you sync your media to another phone?
Can you send a video file? And if so how big of file can you send?
Wow... I saw this trading tactic long time ago. It works even now...
Great video, thank you
Can i use this app when on a ship 😢😢
Yes but can people who have my signal number hack in to my personal info?
How do I find my signal number?
Why my signal doesn't look anything like this
Can you use it for sms too?
I can't seem to do thus. Had this before but got sum how got hack. Need help .😊thanks
How do I get notified when I receive a message on signal?
I'm glad for your service