• Zak@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    A phone number that can receive SMS is required, but it doesn’t have to be associated with the device that’s running Signal last I checked.

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      11 hours ago

      So you can have signal desktop on pc and activate it from there with a phone that only receives SMS ? I have a few people to tell so they can try then because this is a huge step for non-smartphone users. If anyone have a source on this btw I would be happy to read it !

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        8 hours ago

        I never said anything to that effect. The ancestor comment discussed running Signal for Android inside an Android emulator for account creation, after which it could be linked to Signal desktop.

        Someone could presumably fork Signal desktop to allow the scenario you’re describing, but I’m not aware of any such efforts.