Ars Technica

Signal Desktop for Windows: Will resetting Windows lose chat history?

So, it's been a few years since I last reset Windows on my PC. Want to do that because Windows seems to be getting a bit glitchy and slow, and well, it's just seemingly necessary to occaionally reset ...
The Verge

Signal says no to Windows 11’s Recall screenshots

A new update for Signal’s Windows app will help users dodge Recall’s screenshots, but could cause other problems. A new update for Signal’s Windows app will help users dodge Recall’s screenshots, ...
Hosted on MSN

Desktop Signal learns a trick from the mobile app to keep Microsoft Recall at bay

The Signal Desktop app now has a new security feature to prevent Microsoft Recall from taking screenshots of chats. This feature utilizes a flag similar to Android's "FLAG_SECURE" to protect user ...
Neowin

Windows 11 Recall will fail to capture Signal chats as long as you have this feature enabled1 1

Windows Recall is one of the most controversial features Microsoft has ever introduced to Windows, and now Signal is giving users a way to block it from capturing their chats. Signal has come out ...
ExtremeTech

Signal Blocks Windows 11 Recall, Making Your Chats 'Dark' to Screenshots Like Netflix DRM

Signal will not allow Windows 11's Recall feature to take screenshots of its desktop app. Recall is made to capture and index screenshots of almost everything a user does on their device every three ...
TechSpot

Messaging app Signal will block Windows Recall from taking chat screenshots

WTF?! Recall is shaping up to be a security and privacy nightmare – and one of the most popular messaging platforms is already trying to patch the hole. Signal's developers are now resorting to a ...
Ars Technica

Signal resorts to “weird trick” to block Windows Recall in Desktop app

I'd venture that most non-students only use traditional computers at work, and rely on phones for everything else. Privacy problems on Android have the greatest ...
Android Police

Signal's new sync feature will finally transfer your existing messages to desktop

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
techtimes

Signal Blocks Microsoft Recall on Windows 11 to Protect User Privacy

Signal has updated its desktop app to prevent Microsoft's new Recall feature from capturing chat content, escalating the privacy backlash facing Windows 11. The encrypted messaging service you may ...
Forbes

Warning For WhatsApp Users As Signal Blocks Windows Recall

You have been warned — do not use this with WhatsApp. You have been warned. There is a new threat to the privacy of your WhatsApp messages, and there’s nothing you can do about it. There is no fix and ...
Android Police

Desktop Signal learns a trick from the mobile app to keep Microsoft Recall at bay

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...