{:tags [degoogled, needs-no-google-apps, chat, encrypted]}

| Website | https://signal.org/                          |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Android | yes [see..](https://signal.org/download/)   |
| Apple   | yes [see..](https://signal.org/download/)   |
| Linux   | yes [see..](https://signal.org/download/)   |
| Windows | yes [see..](https://signal.org/download/)   |

# Signal

Signal is another messenger, a huge benefit is that Signal is Open-Source and the end-to-end decryption keeps your data secure. 

Signal is recommended by many privacy advocates like Edward Snowden and is moreover developed by an independent nonprofit organisation.

# Data Flow

![](img/SignalDataFlow.svg)

# Privacy

All your messages are stored locally on your device, so the messages you send only exist on Signal’s servers during transit where they are end-to-end encrypted.  
As long as your phone is safe, your Signal messages are safe as well.

Because your data are only stored locally you have to perform a backup of your messages if you want to keep them after changing your phone or before installing LineageOS. Therefore you have to create a backup-file.

# Reviews