![]() ![]() ** You may need to bypass Gatekeeper’s warning message depending on how strict your Mac Gatekeeper settings are. ![]() * When setting up Signal in iOS (and probably Android), it will ask for permission to access your contacts and other information, but this is not necessary to grant permission if it is undesired, as you can manually add phone numbers and contacts to communicate with yourself. Signal is not able to send SMS text messages or iMessages, or use any other messaging protocol for that matter, it can only communicate with other Signal users, as any other messaging service would break the end-to-end encryption which is one of the benefits of using Signal in the first place. Of course Signal is only useful if you have other people that are using it too, so if you like the idea of an encrypted messaging app for private or secure communications, then you’ll want to be sure you have colleagues, friends, family, or anyone else also sign up to use the Signal service. Now you’re ready to use Signal on the Mac! Or a Windows PC, or whatever else you set it up on. Once the QR code is recognized and the connection is confirmed, give the Mac an identifiable name, and that’s it.Select “Link New Device – Scan QR Code” and point the phones camera at the QR code on the Mac screen.Open Signal on the iPhone or Android, then tap on Settings (it’s the gear icon in the corner).Upon launching Signal, you’ll see a QR code, now you must go back to your iPhone or Android to complete setup. ![]()
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