You can now hide you phone number, according to the blog post.
[...] Selecting “Nobody” means that if someone enters your phone number on Signal, they will not be able to message or call you, or even see that you’re on Signal. And anyone you’re chatting with on Signal will not see your phone number as part of your Profile Details page – this is true even if your number is saved in their phone’s contacts. Keep in mind that selecting “Nobody” can make it harder for people to find you on Signal.
You can now hide you phone number, according to the blog post.
[...] Selecting “Nobody” means that if someone enters your phone number on Signal, they will not be able to message or call you, or even see that you’re on Signal. And anyone you’re chatting with on Signal will not see your phone number as part of your Profile Details page – this is true even if your number is saved in their phone’s contacts. Keep in mind that selecting “Nobody” can make it harder for people to find you on Signal.
I can only hide my phone number from other people, and even for that it should have been hidden by default from the start.
Can't hide it from some thought police which may or may not need a court order.
But it’s irrelevant, as the chats are end to end encrypted regardless. So sure, they’d know you had a Signal account, but not the contents thereof.
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Luckily there are other messaging services that are private if you’re going to be that pedantic about it.
But none will be as private as Signal.
Matrix is more private, depending on your threat model.