Difference between revisions of "Signal"
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|Name=Signal | |Name=Signal | ||
|Short description=An app for private communication. | |Short description=An app for private communication. | ||
| − | |Full description=Signal is an app for simple private communication with friends. It supports end-to-end encrypted messaging, voice calling and video calling. | + | |Full description=Signal is an app for simple private communication with friends. It supports end-to-end encrypted instant messaging, voice calling and video calling. |
| − | Signal uses your device's data connection (WiFi/3G/4G) to communicate securely, optionally supports plain SMS/MMS to function as a unified messenger, and can also encrypt the stored messages on your device. A Chromium app that can be used on GNU/Linux has been released. | + | Signal uses your device's data connection (WiFi/3G/4G) to communicate securely, optionally supports plain SMS/MMS to function as a unified messenger, and can also encrypt the stored messages on your device. |
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| + | A Chromium/Iridium app that can be used on GNU/Linux has been released. It requires that the user has first registered on Android or iOS. The official Signal Android APK is available at https://whispersystems.org/android/apk/. | ||
|Homepage URL=https://whispersystems.org | |Homepage URL=https://whispersystems.org | ||
|Extension of=Chromium, Iridium | |Extension of=Chromium, Iridium | ||
| − | |Computer languages=Java, Objective-C | + | |VCS checkout command=git clone https://github.com/whispersystems/signal-desktop |
| + | |Computer languages=JavaScript, Java, Objective-C | ||
|Documentation note=GitHub page at https://github.com/whispersystems/ with more documentation at https://whispersystems.org/docs/. | |Documentation note=GitHub page at https://github.com/whispersystems/ with more documentation at https://whispersystems.org/docs/. | ||
|Donate=https://freedom.press/crowdfunding/signal/ | |Donate=https://freedom.press/crowdfunding/signal/ | ||
|Microblog=https://twitter.com/whispersystems | |Microblog=https://twitter.com/whispersystems | ||
|Related projects=Wire, Ricochet, Tox, Telegram, Ring | |Related projects=Wire, Ricochet, Tox, Telegram, Ring | ||
| − | |Version identifier= | + | |Version identifier=0.41.2 |
| − | |Version date=2017/06/ | + | |Version date=2017/06/16 |
| − | |Version status= | + | |Version status=beta |
| − | |Version download=https://whispersystems | + | |Version download=https://github.com/whispersystems/signal-desktop/archive/v0.41.2.tar.gz |
|Submitted date=2016/10/28 | |Submitted date=2016/10/28 | ||
|Is GNU=No | |Is GNU=No | ||
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