Signal launches usernames to keep phone numbers private

Signal Messenger has launched a new feature that allows users to now keep their phone numbers private on the app. Messenger has launched it with the name usernames. With the help of this feature, app users can connect with other users without sharing their phone number. Regarding the new beta feature, the messenger service app says that now the phone numbers of the users will not be visible to anyone else by default. Users can now create a unique username for themselves with the help of which they can connect with other people.

Signal is a private messenger app which has now given more privacy-filled features to its users. One blog post This information has been given in. Signal has said that instead of sharing your phone number with anyone, you can now share your username. You can also generate a QR code for this, or generate a link that will take other users directly to your username. This will allow you to connect with other people on the app in a jiffy.

However, a phone number will still be mandatory to sign up on the Signal app. But when it comes to connecting with another user, the app has removed the obligation to share the phone number with anyone else. A privacy setting is also provided in the beta feature. With its help, you can also prevent yourself from being found by other users, unless they have your unique username.

The app says that all these updates are optional. That means these are not imposed by the app. But by default the app has hidden your phone number. If the other user has not saved your number in the phone, then he will not be able to see your number on the app. If the user wants, he can change this update by going to settings. This new feature of Signal is currently in beta version and soon it will be rolled out to all users. For this, users should have the latest updated version of the app. Without that the user will not be able to use the new feature.