No More Phone Number Swaps: Signal Messaging App Now Testing Usernames
Offering usernames will allow people to stop giving out their phone number —a sensitive piece of information— in order to connect with others on the messaging app.
Encrypted messaging service Signal is now testing usernames, which will offer people a more private way to share their contact details on the app.
Signal kicked off the public test today through a new beta build available in its community forums. "After rounds of internal testing, we have hit the point where we think the community that powers these forums can help us test even further before public launch,” says Signal VP of Engineering Jim O’Leary.