Signal has been known as the ultimate privacy app, and as of press time, it has released some upgrades to its messaging app through the 5.46.7 APK. These upgrades include gift badges, video call upgrades, and more.
Signal Started to Become More Popular When WhatsApp Wanted to Change Its Privacy Policies
During the scare of WhatsApp changing its privacy policy, a lot of people started looking for messaging alternatives that were more security oriented. Two of the most popular alternatives included Telegram and Signal.
In an article by Wired, WhatsApp initially turned on end-to-end encryption for everyone in the summer of 2016. This was before Facebook, now Meta, decided that they wanted to change the privacy policy of users within the app.
Signal Comes as an Alternative to Those Wanting to Communicate with End-to-End Encryption
This resulted in a panic, with a lot of users trying to look for other alternatives to WhatsApp in order to be able to send end-to-end encrypted messages to one another. Signal has since been working on other ways that they can make their service better.
According to Hit Hard News, Signal was reportedly there when a lot of people were not happy with WhatsApp's decision. A lot of people decided to make a switch which is understandable given the security concerns.
How to Get the New Signal Private Messenger 5.46.7
The app also allows users to use encrypted messaging, and the app is even cross-platform. Signal has just released the 5.46.7 update, and users can gain access to it in the form of APK at APKMirror.
The article notes that users will be able to download the APK for free and without cost. There are reportedly three different variants that users can choose from, and every single one of them is just simple APK files.
Minimum Operating System Requirements to Get the New Version is at Least an Android 4.4 Device
The report guaranteed that almost all Android phones would be available. The minimum supported version for Google's operating system that wants to run the Signal 5.46.7 update is smartphones that are using Android 4.4.
Hit Hard News noted that the Signal Private Messenger 5.46.7 APK will be introducing new features like gift badges. This means users will be able to give each other UFO badges, which can be seen on their profiles.
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How to Get a UFO Badge in Signal
In order to get the UFO badge, users will have to send a donation to Signal. The orientation behavior for video calls was reportedly also improved for both the landscape and portrait options of the Signal Private Messenger 5.46.7 APK.
Users can also verify their local backups, which will be really useful when a user is trying to recover their messages. A more detailed description of how Signal works and the features it provides can be seen on its Google Play Store listing.
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Written by Urian B.
