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Signal has revealed new features after hitting #1 on App Store

Written by Matti Robinson @ 13 Jan 2021 4:14

Signal has revealed new features after hitting #1 on App Store Signal has been trending ever after Facebook announced in the new EULA that all WhatsApp users need to share their information with Facebook.
Elon Musk decided to give people a push they might need in order to switch from a messenger to another by tweeting simply "Use Signal." And people most definitely have been switching according to App Store and Google Play ranks.

Signal is now number one app on both platforms, and there's probably a lot of people that are yet to switch. The non-profit running Signal are certainly trying abuse the fact that they've seemed to catch lightning in a bottle.

They've not announced on Twitter a few new features that will be soon landing on Signal. According to the tweet in a few days you'll get:

  • Chat wallpapers!
  • About field for your Signal profile
  • Animated stickers
  • For iOS: Media auto-download settings and full-screen profile photos (to match Android)




  • Signal added a "Good morning India!" at the end of the tweet which might mean that the rollout will start from India. It's a little unclear, here's the tweet:



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