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#280864 16-Jan-2021 08:34
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Looks like Signal has gone down, perhaps under the weight of mass defections from WhatsApp since Facebook changed the WhatsApp Ts&Cs

 

My Android version says "Signal is experiencing technical difficulties. We are working hard to restore service as quickly as possible"
My Windows desktop client says "Disconnected. Check your network connection"

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  #2636357 16-Jan-2021 08:56
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Works fine for me. May have been fixed.



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  #2636362 16-Jan-2021 09:12
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still down for me and my kids, spread out from Waikato to Wellington
Most on Spark, at least one on Vodafone

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  #2636370 16-Jan-2021 09:24
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Seems ok for me. On Vodafone.



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  #2636371 16-Jan-2021 09:27
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https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/15/signal_app_down/

 

 

 

Looks like others are having issues too.




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  #2636375 16-Jan-2021 09:46
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I can't register at the moment!

Unable to connect to service when I click continue after entering my mobile number

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  #2636421 16-Jan-2021 12:17
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backup for me. EDIT: Nope still down




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  #2636471 16-Jan-2021 12:42
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Ouch: See https://downdetector.com/status/signal/

 

Downdetector.com graph showing Signal Private Messenger outage




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  #2636529 16-Jan-2021 14:48
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Working on Android but not Windows, for me.

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  #2636605 16-Jan-2021 20:23
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I've been thinking about moving to Signal, but the problem is getting everyone I regularly communicate with to move as well. Not much point moving if you still have people on Whatsapp and have to have it installed, unless you switch to plain old text messages for them.

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  #2636612 16-Jan-2021 20:53
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Assume they are scaling up to meet the massive uplift in demand over the last couple of weeks

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  #2636622 16-Jan-2021 21:20
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Does it work on desktop only yet or is it still tied to a phone number and act as a replacement for SMS?




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  #2636628 16-Jan-2021 21:43
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The latter but you can use it on desktop in the same way as you set up WhatsApp desktop to link it to your account

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  #2636672 16-Jan-2021 21:55
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gehenna: The latter but you can use it on desktop in the same way as you set up WhatsApp desktop to link it to your account

 

Ah well, not going to replace facebook messanger any time soon for me then.




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  #2636723 16-Jan-2021 22:42
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ANglEAUT:

Ouch: See https://downdetector.com/status/signal/


Downdetector.com graph showing Signal Private Messenger outage

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  #2636724 16-Jan-2021 23:30
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If I have setup Signal on my iPhone can I also link it to my iPad and Desktop so I can receive messages on all 3 devices?




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