Signal Usernames Are FINALLY Coming!

After years of waiting, Signal usernames have finally arrived for testing to the public, and it's not far off from a public release. Here's why this is so important and why I'm thrilled to see it!

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Techlore Forum Thread: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/usernames-in-signal-enter-public-testing-stage/6020 Meredith's Talk: https://youtu.be/HIhLQrldq0s Signal Forum Thread: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-username-testing-staging-environment/56866 PC Mag Article: https://www.pcmag.com/news/no-more-phone-number-swaps-signal-messaging-app-now-testing-usernames

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00:00 Signal Usernames Part 1 02:02 Sponsor Segment (Tutanota!) 02:22 Signal Usernames Part 2 #signal #techlore #privacy ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-ISDmhrclQ