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The catalog lists Signal from GitHub signalapp/signal-android and signs its releases. The developer has not claimed it. The file is still checked before you install it.

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How trust works

Messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.

Signal is a messaging app with privacy at its core. It is free and easy to use, with strong end-to-end encryption that keeps your communication completely private.

• Send texts, voice messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and files for free. Signal uses your phone’s data connection, so you avoid SMS and MMS fees.

• Call your friends with crystal-clear encrypted voice and video calls. Group calls supported for up to 50 people.

• Stay connected with group chats up to 1,000 people. Control who can post and manage group members with admin permission settings.

• Share image, text, and video Stories that disappear after 24 hours. Privacy settings keep you in charge of exactly who can see each Story.

• Signal is built for your privacy. We know nothing about you or who you’re talking to. Our open source Signal Protocol means that we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls. Neither can anyone else. No back doors, no data collection, no compromises.

• Signal is independent and not for profit; a different kind of tech from a different kind of organization. As a 501c3 nonprofit we are supported by your donations, not by advertisers or investors.

• For support, questions, or more information please visit https://support.signal.org/

To check out our source code, visit https://github.com/signalapp

Follow us on Twitter @signalapp and Instagram @signal_app

Summary generated by Zapstore from source.

Original description, as the developer published it.

Zap Signal

Zapping anonymously. Sign in to zap with your identity.

No developer has verified this app yet, so sats go to npub1gnwq4…thdn3y, the catalog that brought it to you.

Amount in sats

Stacked in

Latest release

Oct 30, 2026

Unclaimed app Google servicesSource available

The catalog lists this app from GitHub signalapp/signal-android and signs its releases. The developer has not claimed it. Are you the developer? Claim your app

Includes Google Play services and Firebase Cloud Messaging for push notifications. Uses the camera to take photos, record video, and scan QR codes. Records audio with the microphone during video capture. Reads and writes contacts to display shared contact cards in messages. Checks if location services are enabled during device transfer setup.

Permissions

Coarse locationFine locationNearby devicesCameraNotificationsContactsFilesPhotos and mediaPhoneMicrophoneAlways running What they allow
  • Coarse location ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION See your approximate location To check if location services are enabled during device transfer.
  • Fine location ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION See your precise location To check if location services are enabled during device transfer.
  • Nearby devices BLUETOOTH_CONNECT Find and connect to devices around you
  • Camera CAMERA Take photos and record video To take photos, record video, and scan QR codes.
  • Notifications POST_NOTIFICATIONS Send you notifications
  • Contacts READ_CONTACTS Read and change your contacts READ_CONTACTS,WRITE_CONTACTS. READ_CONTACTS and WRITE_CONTACTS to handle shared contact cards in messages.
  • Files READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Read files on this phone
  • Photos and media READ_MEDIA_IMAGES Read your photos, videos and music
  • Phone READ_PHONE_NUMBERS See your phone status and number
  • Microphone RECORD_AUDIO Record audio To record sound when capturing video.
  • Always running REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Keep running in the background without limits

Release notes

★ A new and improved keyboard for emojis, stickers, and animated GIFs is our GIFt to you.

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v2.0.4 · 71.2 MB · Android 10+

Verify the download

On a computer, run shasum -a 256 <the file you downloaded>. It should print: b13e01319fecf0b3ba1fd60132758bd0fa08a235836c52d44fddb412cf1b7137

If you have zsp, Zapstore’s publishing tool, zsp utils extract-apk <the file you downloaded> works too. Its hash should be the same SHA-256: b13e01319fecf0b3ba1fd60132758bd0fa08a235836c52d44fddb412cf1b7137

On the phone, AppVerifier should show this signing certificate: 99e33b0c2d07e75fcd9df7e40e886646ff667e3aa6648e1a1160b036cf2b9320

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Get zsp

  1. Download the file for your computer.
  2. Make it executable and put it on your PATH.
  3. In your project folder, run zsp.

Have Go? This does the same:

go install github.com/zapstore/zsp/v2/cmd/zsp@latest
macOS, Apple silicon Linux, x86-64 Linux, arm64

v2.0.1 · macOS and Linux

Verify the download

On your computer, run shasum -a 256 <the file you downloaded>. It should print the SHA-256 for the one you chose.

macOS, Apple silicon · 18.6 MB 99018fb9744e5ace2b44557550dc333496239912c0e9b1137266d4922c803346

Linux, x86-64 · 23.8 MB 1ef5373f8ecd9ba63d2c3fab98abb0d31b2244a2aac31b3749fb205c7d5f5b38

Linux, arm64 · 22.1 MB e421005ee47cba58293dce4277bb784e4cfe706dbbcb8617d671629d0238be18

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