Signal blog
New features and ideas for better conversations.
Explore the thinking behind each update.
Choose a Signal backup or transfer method, distinguish your PIN from a recovery key, and verify restored chats before finishing a phone change.
Set up a Signal username, separate number visibility from discovery, check your sharing link, and handle message requests with a practical privacy checklist.
Explain your group role with a short label. Learn setup and editing steps, see examples and understand how labels differ from admin permissions.
Bring chats to a computer, another phone or an Android tablet. Learn about QR linking, history transfers, daily management and replacing devices.
Learn what Automatic Key Verification checks, when it may be unavailable, how to compare safety numbers and what to do when they change.
Explore practical guides, from how features work to everyday steps, and find what suits you.
Put what you learn into practice
Find practical guides for installation, settings and everyday use in the help center.
