The ability to invite members via a group link or QR code.Signal has updated its features in a beta version to create “New Groups.” You can easily set up regular group chats or “Legacy Group” chats. The Beta version of Signal has a wealth of additional features On Signal, group chats are encrypted, too, which means that the Signal service has no record of your group memberships, group titles, group avatars, or group attributes. But unlike other apps, Signal’s source code is publicly available, so experts have been able to poke and prod at its defenses for years, strengthening it in the process. Messaging Apps like iMessage, Telegram, and Whatsapp all do it. The encryption itself isn’t a unique feature. The process works by encoding a sender’s message so that only the intended receiver’s device can unlock it. If Threema is running and open on the system-unlocked screen, the whole time period in which the user does not give any input is counted as "inactivity time" and Threema will be locked even while the app is open.How does the “end-to-end encryption” process work?
I am also using r/Threema besides Signal that allows a minimum of 30 seconds (again, I don't get why there's not an option for an instant app-lock). The same procedure applies for the 1 minute period, of course. The Signal app is not automatically locked with the systems locking. These two statements were not made in the same post and are put out of context but it's not quite accurate: Say your inactivity time for an automated screen lock in Signal is set to 5 minutes and you lock and unlock (or as mentioned, someone else "forces you to unlock") your phone within this time period, you'd still get access to the Signal app without another fingerprint input. If someone forced you to unlock your phone with your fingerprint, they could install malware that could circumvent whatever screen lock method that you’ve set for the Signal app separately. If it's locked, then signal is locked.Ĭollides with u/redditor_1234's mention here that: I switched from WhatsApp which allows this function (I know probably not the same system-based implementation and in general far more vulnerable etc, but still worth mentioning).Īlso, the point that u/fluffman86 is making here:īetter thing is to actually lock your phone. passphrase topic).īut I don't really get why it wouldn't be possible to set the required inactivity time for screen locking to under 1 minute or even locking Signal instantly as one leaves or closes the app. I already saw this post from u/f3likx asking the same question and I understand the implementation of the "Signal Screen Lock" based on the systems lock-method that was set by the user ( fingerprint vs.
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