The popular messaging app Signal is currently experiencing server issues as reported by multiple user on X (formerly Twitter) and multiple sites such as downdetector.com .

So far no statement from Signal themselves, and their status website https://status.signal.org reports “Signal is up and running”

  • Plopp@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I don’t know… Usernames are paired with numbers, so they shouldn’t be all that exclusive and hence it shouldn’t trigger an avalanche of people rushing to get the username they desire.

    • Synapse@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I thought the goal of the username was to also have the ability to use Signal without any phone number at all

      • Spotlight7573@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Nope, you still need a phone number. You just don’t need to give the phone number out to contacts you want to talk with and can instead use the username.

    • 0x0@programming.dev
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      8 months ago

      They are paired and, I think, exclusive (albeit with random numbers attached at the end so maybe meh).

      Who knows… session seems interesting.