Signal allows Android phones to be linked as secondary devices (beta)

Last week we found the first indications of support for phones as linked devices in the source code of Signal for Android. The new functionality allows users to use their Signal account on an additional Android phone, without registering a separate phone number. The linked Android phone synchronizes chats and messages with the primary device, allowing users to access their conversations from multiple phones. Source: Signal allows Android phones to be linked as secondary devices (beta) Finally. This is particularly welcome as it was the one feature that prevented some folks I know from giving up Whatsapp. If you’d like to sign up for Signal beta on Android, it’s a fairly simple process.