Signal is releasing a beta update that changes how “safety numbers” work. Safety numbers are used to help users verify the privacy of their communications with a contact, either by comparing a number or by scanning a single QR code. Signal says it previously introduced a redesigned safety number experience because the prior user experience no longer met users’ expectations. In November, the app began experimental support for “advisory” safety number changes, intended to collect feedback before making that approach the default. The new beta reflects feedback collected over roughly the past six months. The update incorporates changes based on that input, adjusting the safety number behavior related to advisory changes. The Signal blog presents the update as an evolution of the safety number UX and functionality, building on the earlier redesign and the advisory testing period. The release is positioned as part of Signal’s ongoing development of how safety number verification should work for users and contacts.
Signal updates safety number behavior in latest beta release
Signal is releasing a beta update that changes how “safety numbers” work. Safety numbers are used to help users verify the privacy of their communications with a contact, either by comparing a number...
- Signal introduces changes to how safety numbers work in its latest beta release.
- Safety numbers help users verify privacy with a contact by comparing a number or scanning a single QR code.
- Signal previously redesigned the safety number UX and says the prior UX was no longer sufficient.
- In November, Signal added experimental “advisory” safety number changes to gather feedback.
- Signal says it incorporates about six months of feedback into the updated beta behavior.
The latest Signal beta includes some changes to the way safety numbers work. Back in November, we introduced experimental support for “advisory” safety number changes, with the objective of collecting feedback in order to eventually make this the default experience. We’ve taken the feedback we’ve received over the past six months and incorporated it into a set of changes that we’re releasing into beta today. Read more...
8 years agoThe latest Signal release includes some changes to the way safety numbers work. Safety numbers allow Signal users to verify the privacy of their communication with a contact, either by comparing a number or by scanning a single QR code. We recently introduced this new design as an update to Signal’s previous UX, which we felt was no longer adequate for what people had come to expect from Signal. Let’s look at the safety numbers design in more detail, then go over what’s new in this release. Read more...
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