Comment by bscphil

6 years ago

> You realistically can't use Signal without an Apple ID

I do, because I got it and signed up for an account on my Android phone...

Okay, I realize what you're getting at here, but it seriously irks me when people talk as if Apple was the only ecosystem, or even the most popular ecosystem, when it is neither.

I probably don't even need a Google Play Store account if I can find an unmodified APK that's signed by OWS.

2 comments

bscphil

3xblah 6 years ago

   curl https://updates.signal.org/android/latest.json |grep -o "http[^\"]*"

https://updates.signal.org/android/Signal-website-universal-...

Source: https://signal.org/android/apk/

bscphil 6 years ago

Thanks! I must admit I never looked for one, the point was more about the possibility. I think this implies it is definitely false that OWS would be able to identify you without a phone number. Because there are ways to use their app without providing any other personal identifier.