Want to live life on the bleeding edge and help out with testing? If so, join Signal's beta!
- Join and Get Started with the Beta
- Update to the Latest Beta
- Provide Feedback
- Manage Beta Notifications
- Leave the Beta
Join and Get Started with the Beta
The beta is for users who do not mind discontinuity in service and are willing to work with us to understand and test issues.
Android
- Subscribe directly to the beta channel on Google Play.
- Your message history will remain as long as you do not uninstall Signal.
iOS
- Join directly through the App store page and TestFlight app.
- Your message history will remain as long as you do not uninstall Signal.
Desktop
- Install directly using the links or steps for:
- macOS 10.10 and above
- Windows 64-bit 7, 8, 8.1 and 10
- Linux
$ wget --quiet --output-document - https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | sudo apt-key add -
$ echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list
$ sudo apt install apt-transport-https && sudo apt update && sudo apt install signal-desktop-beta
- This is a new install with no message history. It is separate from the production version of Signal Desktop and will not replace it.
Update to the Latest Beta
Android
Updates are automatic.
iOS
- Open TestFlight to manually update Signal for every beta version that is available.
- You will be notified by
- email from TestFlight or
- by notifications from the TestFlight app if it is enabled in iOS Settings > TestFlight.
Desktop
Select Restart Signal when you are notified within the app.
Provide Feedback
We incorporate beta feedback quickly to make these versions more stable and usable before they are available to everyone.
- Please share feedback specific to the beta release on the community forum here.
- Please post technical bug reports with a debug log directly to GitHub for Android, iOS, or Desktop.
Manage Beta Notifications
Android
Open the Play Store app > Settings > Notifications
iOS
Open the TestFlight app > Signal > Notifications
Desktop
Update prompts will appear in Signal Desktop automatically.
Leave the Beta
Android
Unsubscribe directly from the beta channel on Google Play.
iOS
- Open TestFlight > Select Signal > scroll to the bottom and select Stop Testing.
- Compare your current version number (Signal Settings
> About) to the one listed in the App Store.
- If your current version is the same or lower, then install directly from the store.
- If your current version is higher, wait until it is the same or lower than the version listed in the App Store.
Desktop
Delete Signal Desktop's Beta. This will clear your message history.