After a successful pre-beta period, popular encrypted messaging app Signal officially said goodbye to phone numbers for good, in the name of privacy.
This means that you can now connect with other people on the popular encrypted messaging app by using a username instead. You'll still need a phone number to register to the service but this "will no longer be visible in Signal" to anyone running the latest version of the app who hasn't saved it in their phone’s contacts before, according to the provider.
