How do I remove or unlink Signal Desktop?

To unlink a device from your

  • Android phone 
    1. Open Signal.
    2. Tap on the Menu android_menu.png or android_menu_0.png.
    3. Choose Settings.
    4. Choose Linked devices.
    5. Tap on the Desktop client you want to unlink.
    6. Press OK to confirm unlinking.
  • iPhone 
    1. Open Signal.
    2. Go to the settings wheel in the top left corner.
    3. Choose Linked Devices.
    4. Choose Edit in the top right corner.
    5. Tap on the red circle to the left of the Desktop client you want to unlink.
    6. Tap 'Unlink' on the right side.
    7. Confirm Unlink.
    8. Choose Done or the back arrow.

 

To uninstall the Signal Desktop Chrome App

  1. Right click on the icon in your Chrome Apps.
  2. Choose 'Uninstall...'
  3. Mac OS users need to complete an additional step to remove the shortcut.

OR

  1. Go to chrome://extensions/
  2. Find Signal.
  3. Select Remove.
  4. Confirm Remove.
  5. Mac OS users need to complete an additional step to remove the shortcut.

 

To uninstall and remove the new Signal Desktop standalone app

  • Mac OSX:
    - Delete the Signal.app file from the /Application or ~/Application directory 
    - Delete local data from ~/Library/Application Support/Signal
  • Windows: 
    - Select 'Uninstall Signal.exe' in C:\Users\<Your Name>\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop
    - Delete C:\Users\<YourName>\AppData\Roaming\Signal
  • Linux: 
    - Use apt-get remove signal-desktop
    - Delete ~/.config/Signal

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