### Signal - Verify APK

1. Download the Signal APK from the link below to your Linux computer by clicking the "Download" button and saving it to a directory, such as the "Download" directory in your "home" directory:

[Signal APK for Android/DeGoogled Phones](https://signal.org/android/apk/)

2. Install apksigner onto Linux. On Ubuntu based distros (Mint, Ubuntu, etc.), type this into a terminal:

```

sudo apt install apksigner

```

3. Open a terminal and go to the directory where you downloaded the Signal APK into, & type this into a terminal:

(replace this apk filename with your apk filename)

```

apksigner verify --print-certs --min-sdk-version 25 Signal-Android-website-prod-universal-release-6.6.3.apk

```

4. You can then verify the SHA256 fingerprint on the website with the SHA256 fingerprint from the output

5. Transfer the APK to your phone & install. You can transfer using a USB cable, [KDE Connect](nostr:nevent1qqswpmld64ztdty64aq3f9u0j7w65mset7lr6869nfepvjyer9f0qpspz3mhxw309ucnydewxqhrqt338g6rsd3e9upzqndled79mkuzf8uu06uvy8spnuy0h7m7ch0d2sytv9zep04c6954qvzqqqqqqy2gqhuw), or by using [SFTP and Material Files](nostr:nevent1qqs2wna0pl4kh4mengfd5g287u6ruvddycrqnrdgt0p28t677y53nlgpz3mhxw309ucnydewxqhrqt338g6rsd3e9upzqndled79mkuzf8uu06uvy8spnuy0h7m7ch0d2sytv9zep04c6954qvzqqqqqqycf3j3u).

>Notes

"-min-sdk-version 25" means verify the signatures work on Android API versions 7.1 & higher. This will eliminate warnings for any unsupported version below 7.1

You can see 👉 [more API levels here](https://www.javatpoint.com/android-api-levels).

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