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Signal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why? (techcrunch.com)
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[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Couldn't you use a signal username with the gaming buddies, and your real name / number with the people that already know it?

I don't use signal much, but I convinced 1 person. They didn't give me their number but gave me a username instead.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There is no option to set a different handle and avatar for different groups of people tho, and I don't remember if the username shows if you get discovered by number. Also, this was just an example - usually you'd have more than two groups you'd want to isolate.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Gotcha, so you can have two "identities" at a time. I guess this is for spam prevention.

Afaik the username does not show if you are added by number