Signal has started rolling out new updates for its Android and iOS applications, allowing users to link another Android phone, Android tablet, or iPhone to their existing Signal account and keep their messages synchronised across the connected devices.
Read more about the update below.
Signal Android v8.20 and Signal iOS v8.22 – Linked-Device Support
The Signal Android v8.20 update will allow users to link another Android smartphone or Android tablet to their existing Signal account. Meanwhile, Signal iOS v8.22 adds support for linking an iPhone, alongside the already available support for iPads.
Once linked, messages will remain synchronised across the connected smartphones, tablets, computers, and other supported devices.
Speaking more, Signal has updated the Android application’s interface with newer navigation and user-interface libraries to better support tablets, foldable smartphones, and devices with larger or unconventional displays.
While linking a new smartphone or Android tablet, users can optionally transfer their complete message history along with the last 45 days of saved media. The transfer process remains end-to-end encrypted and uses the same Link and Sync system that Signal previously introduced for its Desktop and iPad applications.
In addition to this, the latest update enables Signal to be used on Chromebooks, but the interface optimisation for Chromebooks will be introduced in the future.
Certain features such as the Settings interface, in-app camera, and complete support for keyboard shortcuts are still under development for the Android Tablet.
Stay tuned for more updates!
