How to install Signal for PC (the Android version)

If you are a user of this application, you may have asked if it is possible to install the Android app Signal for PC. On this page I am going to show you the answer and how you can do it.

What is Signal?

Signal is an instant messaging app focused mainly on user privacy and security. It was created by security and robotics specialists Moxie Marlinspike and Stuart Anderson to initially launch as TextSecure in 2010, to finally be Signal in 2014.

With Signal you can send text messages, images, audios, and files to your contacts, but it also has features that are widely used as groups or video calls, both individual and in groups.

Some messaging apps like WhatsApp are known to collect metadata , and have been leaked to Facebook on purpose, for example. Signal has been designed to end-to-end encrypt messages, but also all information that is stored locally.

The application became known when Edward Snowden claims that it is the application he uses to chat with his contacts. And in the wake of Facebook, a growing crowd is increasingly concerned about security.

Signal has received the highest rating from the EFF for secure messaging apps, along with secret telegram chats and other apps. It is also the application recommended by the European Commission.

In addition to privacy, security is a priority. For this, Signal uses its own communications protocol to encrypt your messages called Whispers Systems, which encrypts the sender’s message to later decrypt it at the receiver, preventing any interceptor from taking over the content. This protocol is so good that WhatsApp uses it for its application.

Why is Signal more secure?

The key to its security does not lie as many people think of its end-to-end encryption , since applications like WhatsApp already implement it. What really makes Signal safe is its transparency for users, being open source and visible to anyone.

This transparency makes many users opt for this application instead of its competitors, since for many people privacy is the real reason to use a messaging application, over and above its functionalities. And is that Signal offers many interesting functions that make it an application more than enough to meet the average needs of anyone.

In addition, Signal stores backup copies locally , which is also more secure in terms of privacy, since the files are not exposed on the internet and are saved in an encrypted way.

In short, people do not choose this application on a whim. It really offers options that make it a very safe and reliable application for those who need to protect their communication and information above anything else.

Signal Features

• Sending photos, audio, files and stickers.
• It is free.
• It is open source.
• End-to-end encrypted messages.
• Video call by VOIP.
• Creation and management of  groups.
• Encrypted local information.
• Protection against screenshots.
• Messages that self-destruct.
• Biometric protection.
• Possibility of hiding the phone number.

Do youIs there Signal for PC?

Yes, there is Signal for PC, although to run the application on your PC, you have two options: use the desktop version that requires the mobile application, or use the native mobile application that does not have any dependencies and has all the original functionalities. Think that Signal was originally developed for mobile systems such as smartphones or tablets.

If you want to install the Signal Android application on PC to run it, follow the steps below.