I think everyone is aware of the Signal application, but I’m sure most of you don’t know the Signal application’s unique features. Signal plays a vital role as an alternative app of WhatsApp by providing all the sophisticated features that the user requires.
Unique Features of Signal Application
The unique features that associated with the signal application are
A timer to Destroy Messages
The message deletion can alter by the user, as there are some options to destroy the messages as within 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 3o minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, one day and one week. By selecting one of the options all the text messages and multimedia get deleted without user intervention
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Create a Group
The Signal application allows the user to create a group with a vast number of participants. The group creation is even easy as the admin has to select the contacts to join in the group
Attend Audio, Video Calls
The signal application has audio calls and video calls that allow the applicants to attend the calls for free to anyone in the universe with a connection to the network. The user experience at the times of calls is high, and they can experience H.D. quality.
Multiple Sticker, GIF Collection
There is a massive set of sticker collection made available for the user so that they can make use of them in terms to replace the traditional method of sending texts.
The Signal application also allows the Self GIF, which means that the user image used in the creation of GIF and its available to share with friends and family within the application
Secure Account with Pin or Password
The signal application provides a bit more security for the user account, the application secured with the pin or password. At the times of opening the application, they need to provide the pattern or pin.
End-to-End Encryption
As all the other applications have a third-party server to store the data, but the signal application doesn’t use any other servers rather its server. All the applicant’s data not saved anywhere to provide end to end encryption for data. There is no chance of the theft for the data while transferring from the source to destination.
Retrieves Basic Data to Create Account on Signal
To create an account on the signal application, the information needed to provide are mobile number and name. It’s that simple, and it’s doesn’t ask control over the device information also
Pro Tips to Maintain Privacy on Signal Application
Delete History
To delete all the data from the contacts, the applicants can select the option of clear history in the settings of signal application
Verify Safety Number
To verify the safety number, the user can tap on the contact and view their safety number as shown in a Q.R. code with numbers to scan their code.
Relay Calls
The feature of relay calls allows the users to perform a call to the contacts by hiding their I.P. address to maintain the privacy
Control Read Receipts
The user could turn on or turn off the read receipts if the read receipts turned off no one knows the message status.
Advantages of Signal Application
The list of advantages that associated with the Signal application