Signal Settings

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Tap on your profile picture once again

Profile

• Change your current profile picture to any provided by Signal or set it anything other than your own picture.
• Change your name to anything other than your own name and remove last name.
• Change username to anything other than your own name.

Account

• Create a PIN > Create a secure PIN.
• After PIN is created:
  • Registration Lock: On

Linked devices

Remove all unused devices

Chats

• Generate link previews: Off

Notifications

Messages

• Show: Select whatever suits you

Privacy

Phone number

• Who can see my number: Nobody
• Who can find me by number: Nobody

Messaging

• Read receipts: Off
• Typing indicators: Off

Disappearing messages

• Default timer for new chats: Select whatever suits you
• To enable disappearing messages for existing chats:
  • Go to a particular chat -> Tap on three dots on top -> Disappearing messages

App security

• Screen lock: On
• Screen lock inactivity timeout: Enter whatever suits you
• Screen security: On
• Incognito keyboard: On ⚠️ This setting is not a guarantee, and your keyboard may ignore it.

Payments

• Payment lock: On

Advanced

• Always relay calls: On

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