Signal is the latest app to add disappearing Snapchat-style “stories” to its suite of features, bringing end-to-end encryption to the familiar, ephemeral design. The secure messaging app has exploded in popularity in the last few years, breaking out of what was once more of a niche space for privacy-minded s to sit among the top free messenger apps today. At its peak last year, it was seeing millions of s per day.
Signal is now a household name, competing with apps like form of texts, on Android, angering s who rely on it as their main texting platform. Moving forward, they will only be able to communicate with other Signal s through the app, meaning they’ll have to use another, potentially less secure service to send SMS messages. In response, many longtime s have pledged to ditch Signal entirely. With so many now threatening to leave, Signal seems to be banking on new features like stories to keep s engaged.
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How To Post A Story On Signal
Posting stories and personalizing one’s audience is a process most social media s have long been familiar with since Snapchat first popularized the format nearly a decade ago. To do it on Signal, head to the new Stories icon at the bottom right of the main chat screen, then press either the camera icon at the bottom right or the plus sign on the avatar at the top left. From there, s can take a new photo or video, insert one from their gallery, or toggle the switch to “text” to write out a post on a colorful background. Signal's stories also allow for link insertion. It’s Snapchat (and every app who copied it) all over again.
Once the post is prepped, hit the send arrow. From there, Signal s can choose who gets access to this content: all Signal s, everyone except individual people, selected people only, or even specific group chats. s can also opt to see or not see who has viewed their stories by toggling the "view receipts" button in Settings.
Stories offer Signal’s privacy-conscious s, many of whom may not be active on social media platforms like other conversations on the Signal platform, and they’re not visible to anyone outside a person’s Signal s. They’re optional, too; those who don’t want to post or see stories can turn them off in the settings menu. So far, the general reception among s who have voiced their opinions online is mostly positive — at least, much more so than Signal’s other big change.
Source: Signal