Signal
The Signal app is a world renown privacy and security tool that is end-to-end encrypted. What this means is that nobody else than the sender and the receiver can see the text within the messages. The messenger became mainstream when Elon Musk tweeted “Use Signal” which temporarily crashed the Signal servers.
Installation
• Open Aurora Store. (You can also follow the link above to download directly from their own webpage)
• Search for Signal.
• Click on it.
• Click on Install.
• Let it download.
• Click on Install on the popup.
Your Signal Pin
• Within the signal app, click on the little picture in the upper left corner
• Go to “Account”
• Enable “PIN reminders”.
• Enable “Registration Lock”.
• Go back
Signal & Phone Numbers
• Click on “Privacy”.
• Go to “Phone number” and set both to “Nobody”.
• Go back
While I don’t like the fact that you sign up with a phone number, it has gotten better over the years. Signal used to use your phone number to add people. This is not the case anymore, the fact is that you can use usernames these days and so there are no reasons to keep phone numbers public.
Finish up
• Block unknown to prevent spammers.
• Set disappearing messages to a default timer of 24 hours or less.
• Enable “Incognito keyboard”.
• Click “Advanced”.
• Enable “Allow relay calls”.
• Enable “Show status icon”.
You’re Done
And done. Here you go, now you have a fully functional encrypted messenger app that is also very popular. Well so thats not all you need, but in reality you could use the phone as it is, if you don’t need all kinds of fancy things. I have a few more apps that I would like to introduce before I end this section so that I will do.
