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Version 7.2 13 March 2024

• If you're looking for a faster way to start a new chat, now you can quickly scan a username QR code from the "Find by Username" screen..

Version 6.54 20 December 2023

• We fixed a bug that caused muted chats that were marked as unread to still appear in the unread total on the Signal icon even when that setting was disabled. Now the badge count consistently ignores any conversations that you choose to consistently ignore.
• This update also enables VoiceOver support for message reactions, stickers, and wallpaper color selections..

Version 6.50 15 November 2023

• We updated the contact sharing interface, so now you can send your friend the info for your favorite interior decorator on a screen that has already been redecorated. You can still select which fields to share for maximum feng shui too..

Version 6.41.1 15 September 2023

• We fixed a few bugs in the device transfer process just in case anyone is getting ready to announce some new phones soon..

Version 6.32 13 July 2023

• We updated the icons within the app to help improve legibility, especially if you live within the darkness of Dark Mode. The previous icons merely adopted the dark. These new icons were born in it, molded by it..

Version 6.23 11 May 2023

• We added a new (and optional) List mode in the All Media view. If you decide to go off the grid, now you can see more info at a glance, including file names, file sizes, dates, etc.
• This release also includes several performance improvements and startup speed enhancements. If you have a lot of large conversations, or a lot of messages, we hope that you’ll notice a little difference..

Version 6.12 03 March 2023

• The new and improved All Media view makes it easier to spot old GIFs in your favorite chats, keep track of where you are in the timeline while scrolling, and see the length of individual videos.
• We fixed a few bugs, including one that sometimes made an endless progress spinner appear while trying to leave a group. If you have been enthusiastically trying to escape from an "Escape Room Enthusiasts" group, the puzzle has been solved and the door is now open..

Version 6.6 14 December 2022

• When you start a group call for small groups (up to 16 people), you can choose to send a ringing notification. Group members will hear a ring if their Signal app is up to date..

Version 5.59 27 October 2022

• Assorted bug fixes to keep your app running smoothly. Thanks for using Signal!.

Version 5.49 15 August 2022

• Bug fixes, tweaks, and plans for the future.

Version 5.42 23 June 2022

• Fixes to voice memos for people who use right-to-left languages like Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew.
• Speeding up messages for big group chats.
• Various other bug fixes and performance improvements to help keep your app running smoothly..

Version 5.36.0 29 April 2022

• Sending a video in a chat? You can now see the duration before you hit send.
• You can now view tax receipts for your Signal Sustainer and Boost donations. Receipts are generated locally for your privacy, and therefore will only be available for future donations. Thanks for supporting Signal!
• We tweaked some text throughout the app to make things a little clearer.
• We squashed a couple of annoying crashes.
• Various other bugfixes and performance improvements help keep your app running smoothly..

Version 5.29.0 22 February 2022

• Profile photos for 1-1 and group chats will now reliably appear in notifications
• Various performance improvements for very large groups.

Version 5.26.8 21 December 2021

• We spruced up the chat list a bit to make unread chats clearer to see
• Fixes for some issues with search and zooming in on photos.

Version 5.23.1 27 October 2021

• Fixed some issues related to notifications
• Try out the new 'send messages' permission to restrict who can send messages in your groups. Great for organizing an event, making an announcement, or just shouting from the rooftops. All members must be on the latest version of Signal for the setting to appear.
• We know you love speed (and we don't mean the 1994 blockbuster hit starring Sandra Bullock), so sending messages is now faster than ever..

Version 5.18.3 18 August 2021

• A picture may be worth 1k words, but now you can send them in 4k. Use the the new quality selector to optionally send higher-resolution photos. You can also default to always send higher resolution photos in Settings > Data Usage.
• When you long press a message, a snappy new menu lets you quickly react, reply, delete, and more.
• Introducing “My Daily Life”, a new animated sticker pack by artist Plastic Thing.
• We’ve made several improvements to help make scrolling your chat list smoother..

Version 5.15 28 June 2021

• Fixed a bug that wouldn't let you send larger images. Panorama-tastic.
Interested in helping improve Signal? We're hiring. Visit https://signal.org/workworkwork to learn more..

Version 5.10 25 April 2021

• Fall in love with several improvements to the media upload and download experience. It may seem like everything is happening really fast, especially when you send multiple photos and videos all at once, but love is like that sometimes. It's OK to start feeling more attached to sending more attachments.
• Love and loss are inextricably connected, so we also broke up with a bug that made it impossible to share long videos from other apps (like the iOS Photos app).
• As part of our ongoing efforts to redesign and enhance the app, we updated the chat settings screen to make common actions easier to find and to help you find common ground in one-on-one chats by displaying the groups that both of you have in common.
Interested in helping improve Signal? We're hiring. Visit https://signal.org/workworkwork to learn more..

Version 5.6 01 March 2021

• Between the improvements in this update and the improvements in the last update, Signal can now process 16,500% more messages per second. Now you can immediately see the mountain of unread messages that arrived while your cellular reception was taking a hike.
• Incoming video calls weren't always ringing for some users on iOS 14, but we aren't hung up on this bug anymore.
• People with tons and tons of contacts may still struggle to handle the weight of their own popularity, but Signal no longer makes them wait as long or struggles to handle their super-large address books.
Interested in helping improve Signal? We're hiring. Visit https://signal.org/workworkwork to learn more..

Version 5.0.3 23 December 2020

Introducing group calling! Group calls are free, private, and end-to-end encrypted, like everything else on Signal. To get started, open a Signal group and tap the video call button. Available in New Groups only..

Version 3.22.2 04 December 2020

* Adds reaction support for new emoji introduced in iOS 14.2
* Fixes a crash for users of older versions of iOS 11
* Fixes a crash on launch experienced by some users
This is the last version of Signal with support for iOS versions older than iOS 11.2. Please update your iOS version to continue using Signal..

Version 3.22.1 01 December 2020

* Adds reaction support for new emoji introduced in iOS 14.2
* Fixes a crash for users of older versions of iOS 11
This is the last version of Signal with support for iOS versions older than iOS 11.2. Please update your iOS version to continue using Signal..

Version 3.21 25 October 2020

New features for Signal private groups are now available, including group admins, @ mentions, group links and more! Available in new groups you create, and coming soon to your existing groups.
- @mentions let you mention someone in the group. They’ll be to jump directly to that mention the next time they open the chat, and you can also set your notifications to only notify you when you’re mentioned.
- Admins are able to remove members from a group, manage who can add people to the group or modify the group’s info, and make other members admins as well.
- Group links let you invite people to join a group simply by sharing a link with them. You can also require admin approval if someone requests to join your group via a link..

Version 3.18 05 October 2020

* Ability to choose custom sounds for notifications (contributed by Cristopher Kobusch)
* Ability to enable the torch / flash while recording a video (contributed by Heinrich Dahms)
* Fixing vertical alignment in the input text view when using smaller than default text size (widely requested by beta users, fixed by Fumiaki Yoshimatsu)
* Allow sharing of PDFs from Safari (contributed by Fumiaki Yoshimatsu).