![]() They are convenient apps to keep in touch with Grandma, for instance, and that won’t change,” Lenahan said by email. ![]() ![]() “WhatsApp and Messenger are so large that they are still going to maintain those users that are not concerned with privacy, and continue to attract those that don’t feel strongly on the matter. As for how much the new apps pose a threat to Facebook, Apptopia spokesperson Madeline Lenahan told Fortune that the rise of Signal and Telegram hasn’t coincided with a significant decline in WhatsApp and Messenger. On your phone, open Signal and navigate to Signal Settings > Linked devices. Open Signal Desktop to view the QR code or open Signal iPad > select Add as New Device to view the QR code. One reason for the apps’ recent popularity, in addition to concerns over Facebook’s privacy practices, may simply be network effects-as more users have signed on, they have spread words to their friends, leading to media attention and a further surge of users. How to link a device to your phone: Install Signal Desktop from our website or install Signal iPad from the Apple App Store. Telegram, which is especially popular for group chats and among cryptocurrency enthusiasts, likewise saw a surge in 2017, and has remained the more widely known of the two. Signal is a fast, simple, secure private messaging app for the Windows desktop. Its current spike has been much more significant. Signal also received a flurry of attention in 2017 at the start of the Trump administration amid reports many Capitol Hill staffers had begun using it to shield their communications. Telegram, launched a year before, was developed by programmer Pavel Durov, who is also behind Russia’s biggest social network. ![]() Signal was launched in 2014 by Moxie Marlinspike, an iconoclastic American coder and former Twitter employee who is legendary in privacy circles. ![]()
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