Just like the story mode available on WhatsApp, all Signal stories will stay up for 24 hours. At the end of the set time, the story will expire, and a user will be able to proceed to update their story at any time. This new feature according to Signal is one of the most sought-after among its users.
Signal story, bringing a new way to connect among users just like its top messaging rival
WhatsApp has made use of a story system (status) for years now, many might wonder if Signal would bring something like that. On its blog, Signal tries to differentiate itself from the already popular WhatsApp status with little success. One can hardly read through the blog post and not think about WhatsApp’s statuses. Some features the Signal story brings to the table are media sharing, automatic expiration (after 24 hours), privacy, and end-to-end encryption. Users are at liberty to share various forms of media like images, videos, and even text with their Signal contacts. All updates will expire after 24 hours, but users can delete any post once they feel the need to. For privacy, Signal is giving its users the ability to pick the contacts that won’t view their story updates. More important is security, which happens to be one of Signal’s strong points. For this, all stories are end-to-end secure hence keeping these updates in the user’s private bubble. Additionally, users can share their Signal story updates to group chats, giving a wider audience the ability to interact with their posts. Well, despite all, Signal agrees to the fact that this new feature is “not so different after all.” Aside from being another way to interact with friends, most users are already familiar with the story feature on other applications like WhatsApp. Regardless, most users of Signal will be thrilled to finally see this feature on their devices. The users want this feature and Signal has finally given them access to their desire. This will become available to users across the globe via an app update on both Android and iOS. Desktop users will need to wait a while before they get the update, however.
