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Getting a new phone for the holidays doesn’t mean giving up Signal message history. Restore old messages on a new phone using Signal Secure Backups or device-to-device transfer.

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Backups and Device Transfers on Signal
Signal offers several secure options for backing up or transferring your messages, depending on your device and situation. Signal Secure Backups are an optional, secure backup solution that store y...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Happy Holidays! ✨

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger
Two Christmas trees in a snowy forest: on the left, a bare, withered tree with a few green ornaments (some fallen on the ground); on the right, a full green Christmas tree decorated with glowing blue Signal lights and a golden star on top, highlighting a contrast between decay and festivity.
December 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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This was 2025 for Signal: strong growth and many new features🚀

Massive growth of #Signal in the Netherlands 🇳🇱, a failed charm offensive by #WhatsApp, Signal-gate, and new features such as Signal Secure Backups and Polls 💙

👉 aboutsignal.com/news/this-wa...

#signalapp #signalmessenger #yearinreview
This was 2025 for Signal: strong growth and many new features - AboutSignal.com
More users, more features, and even more privacy. In 2025, Signal experienced significant growth across all areas.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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This was 2025 for Signal: strong growth and many new features🚀

Massive growth of #Signal in the Netherlands 🇳🇱, a failed charm offensive by #WhatsApp, Signal-gate, and new features such as Signal Secure Backups and Polls 💙

👉 aboutsignal.com/news/this-wa...

#signalapp #signalmessenger #yearinreview
This was 2025 for Signal: strong growth and many new features - AboutSignal.com
More users, more features, and even more privacy. In 2025, Signal experienced significant growth across all areas.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Popular articles of 2025✨

🥇 Tips for switching from #WhatsApp to #Signal💡 aboutsignal.com/blog/how-to-...

🥈 Signal guide for beginners and advanced users📖 aboutsignal.com/signal-messe...

🥉 Why use Signal?🤷 aboutsignal.com/blog/why-use...

Thanks for all the reading and sharing! 💙
How to switch from WhatsApp to Signal - AboutSignal.com
Switching from WhatsApp to the privacy-friendly Signal? Good idea! But where do you start? How do you let your friends know you’ve switched? With these tips, we’re happy to help you switch to Signal.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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New Signal update for Android 🎉

- Free up lots of space by optimizing device storage 💾
- Improved HDR video quality 📹
- Feedback pop-up for calls 📞
- Bug fixes 🛠️

Read more 👉 aboutsignal.com/news/signal-...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #news #android #tech
Signal Android update: optimizing on-device storage lets you free up a lot of space - AboutSignal.com
The new feature Optimize on-device storage only works with the paid full version of Signal Secure Backups.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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🤫 Sneak preview: Pinned messages in Signal! 📌

The feature is still in development, but we’ve already received a sneak peek! 🤩

Check out the first screenshots here! 👉 aboutsignal.com/news/sneak-p...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy #news #tech
Sneak preview: Pinned messages in Signal (first screenshots) - AboutSignal.com
With pinned messages in Signal, you’ll soon be able to quickly and easily pin important messages to the top of the chat.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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🤫 Sneak preview: Pinned messages in Signal! 📌

The feature is still in development, but we’ve already received a sneak peek! 🤩

Check out the first screenshots here! 👉 aboutsignal.com/news/sneak-p...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy #news #tech
Sneak preview: Pinned messages in Signal (first screenshots) - AboutSignal.com
With pinned messages in Signal, you’ll soon be able to quickly and easily pin important messages to the top of the chat.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Viewing tip for everyone who has nothing to hide

👉 youtube.com/shorts/Ocoy2...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy
Over het belang van (online) privacy | Meredith Whittaker | Buitenhof
YouTube video by Buitenhof
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December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Great WhatsApp advice: Leave WhatsApp groups quietly 🤫

#WhatsApp can see everything about your group: profile photo, group description, who’s in your group, even who used to be in it (!), and much more…

Keep your #privacy top of mind. Switch to #Signal.

Download 👉 signal.org/install 💙
Screenshot of a message from a WhatsApp chat titled "Leave groups quietly". Beginning of the text: "WhatsApp is built with your privacy top of mind."
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Great WhatsApp advice: Leave WhatsApp groups quietly 🤫

#WhatsApp can see everything about your group: profile photo, group description, who’s in your group, even who used to be in it (!), and much more…

Keep your #privacy top of mind. Switch to #Signal.

Download 👉 signal.org/install 💙
Screenshot of a message from a WhatsApp chat titled "Leave groups quietly". Beginning of the text: "WhatsApp is built with your privacy top of mind."
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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New Signal update for iOS 🎉

- Even more Liquid Glass design for iOS 26 🎨
- Continued work on Pinned messages 📌

Read more 👉 aboutsignal.com/news/signal-...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #news #ios #iphone #ipodtouch #tech
Signal update for iOS: even more Liquid Glass design - AboutSignal.com
Signal version 7.88 for iOS includes a large number of new Liquid Design updates. Work has also continued on Pinned messages.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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New update for Signal Desktop 🎉

In development:

- Chat history export, local backups 💽
- Pinned messages 📌
- Expanded Linux support with AppImage 🖥️

Read more 👉 aboutsignal.com/news/signal-...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #news #windows #linux #macOS #tech
Signal Desktop update: local backups, chat export, and pinned messages in the works - AboutSignal.com
Soon, you'll be able to export chats as machine-readable JSON files and create local backups with Signal Desktop. Signal is also working on pinning messages.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Major expansion of Signal for Linux, announces AppImage 🎉

👉 aboutsignal.com/news/major-e...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #linux #appimage
Major expansion of Signal for Linux, announces AppImage - AboutSignal.com
Signal Desktop will soon be officially released as an AppImage. This will make Signal accessible on all Linux distributions, not just Debian-based systems.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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New Signal update for Android 🎉

- Pinned messages are getting closer 📌
- Continued work on Android tablet support 🖵
- Bug fixes 🛠️

Read more 👉 aboutsignal.com/news/signal-...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #news #android #tech
Signal Android update: pinned messages are getting closer - AboutSignal.com
In the latest test version of Signal for Android, the foundation for pinned messages has been laid.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Do you depend on Signal? Please donate to keep us growing

Settings > Donate
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"If you depend on Signal, support our work. As a nonprofit, we exist because of your donations. Settings > Donate. Signal.org/Donate"
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Received a message from Signal? Signal uses the Release Note Channel to announce new features, such as Polls.

Here’s how to recognize Signal’s official and only chat:

👉 aboutsignal.com/news/heres-h...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy
Received a message from Signal? Here’s how to recognize Signal’s official and only chat - AboutSignal.com
Signal uses the Release Note Channel to announce new features. You can identify Signal’s only official chat by the badge with the blue checkmark next to the name and in the chat header.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Missed Signal’s President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social on #Buitenhof?

About #Signal, the power of Big Tech, and why privacy matters.

Watch it back here🍿: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTD5...

Not using Signal yet? Try it out for free: signal.org/install

#signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy #whatsapp
About the power of Big Tech and the importance of privacy | Meredith Whittaker | Buitenhof
YouTube video by Buitenhof
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December 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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We've received some questions about how to pronounce "bow" in #Buitenhof "BOW-tun-hoff"

There is no "ui" in English. "Bow" can be pronounced in two ways: youtu.be/rR_7l7czhho?...

It's the closest it can get. The woman from Google comes closest, listen here:
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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For our Dutch followers and people with access to Dutch TV 🇳🇱

Tomorrow Signal's president @meredithmeredith.bsky.social in #Buitenhof (pronounce as: "BOW-tun-hoff" but we'll count "TV" as correct)

It's about #signal #privacy & #bigtech

📺Nov 30, 12:10 CET Channel: NPO1

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Buitenhof met Deze week in Buitenhof met Maaike Schoon: Ruben Brekelmans, Marnix van Rij, Sigrid Kaag, Gerard Spong, Dewi Kasmo
Deze week in Buitenhof met Maaike Schoon: burgemeester Utrecht Sharon Dijksma, president van Signal Meredith Whittaker, Europarlementariër Bart Groothuis, journalist Michiel Driebergen
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November 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Happy #Thanksgiving!

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy #polls
Keep your Thanksgiving dinner private. Use Signal for polls. Screenshot Signal group chat: Cranberry Carl: "See you in the kitchen" Pumpkin: "Hold on, what's on the menu" Pumpkin: Voice message You: "Poll: Any dinner suggestions for Thanksgiving? Option 1 Turkey, Option 2 Turkey, Option 3 Turkey, Option 4 Turkey
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Signal demonstrates the completely redesigned Liquid Glass look for iPhone (iOS 26) 😍

Watch the short video here 👉 aboutsignal.com/news/signal-...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #news #ios #iphone #ipodtouch #tech #liquidglass #ios26
Signal unveils Liquid Glass design for iPhone on iOS 26 - AboutSignal.com
The new Liquid Glass design is available in Signal version 7.86 for anyone with an iPhone running iOS 26 or an iPad running iPadOS 26.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Happy #Thanksgiving!

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #privacy #polls
Keep your Thanksgiving dinner private. Use Signal for polls. Screenshot Signal group chat: Cranberry Carl: "See you in the kitchen" Pumpkin: "Hold on, what's on the menu" Pumpkin: Voice message You: "Poll: Any dinner suggestions for Thanksgiving? Option 1 Turkey, Option 2 Turkey, Option 3 Turkey, Option 4 Turkey
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.

We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.

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Staying Safe from Phishing, Scams, and Impersonation
We provide a privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging and calling platform designed so only you and your intended recipients can communicate securely. Even with strong encryption, attac...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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New update for Signal Desktop 🎉

- Completely redesigned media overview makes it easier to find voice messages, audio files, and shared links 🤩

Read more 👉 aboutsignal.com/news/signal-...

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #news #windows #linux #macOS #tech
Signal Desktop update: completely redesigned media overview with links and audio - AboutSignal.com
The new media overview makes it easier to find voice messages, audio files, and shared links.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM