{"id":150398,"date":"2021-01-08T20:51:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-stop-signal-from-telling-you-when-your-contacts-join\/"},"modified":"2021-01-08T20:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:51:31","slug":"how-to-stop-signal-from-telling-you-when-your-contacts-join","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-stop-signal-from-telling-you-when-your-contacts-join\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Stop Signal From Telling You When Your Contacts Join"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25994058617\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25994058617\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-stop-signal-from-telling-you-when-your-contacts-join\/#How_to_Disable_Signals_Contact_Join_Notifications\" >How to Disable Signal\u2019s Contact Join Notifications<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-stop-signal-from-telling-you-when-your-contacts-join\/#Can_You_Stop_Signal_From_Telling_People_When_You_Join\" >Can You Stop Signal From Telling People When You Join?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Stop Signal From Telling You When Your Contacts Join&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_708718\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-708718 size-full\" alt=\"A phone with the Signal logo next to a cup of coffee.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/antalya-turkey-june-8-2020-smart-1751199767\" data-credittext=\"Yalcin Sonat\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/antalya-turkey-june-8-2020-smart-1751199767\">Yalcin Sonat\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When someone in your contacts signs up for Signal, you\u2019ll see a message saying that person joined Signal. Now you know you can contact them on Signal. If you\u2019d rather not see these notifications, you can disable them.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_Signals_Contact_Join_Notifications\"><\/span>How to Disable Signal\u2019s Contact Join Notifications<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/en\/\">Signal<\/a> uses phone numbers as addresses you can reach people at. When a phone number in your contacts signs up for Signal, you\u2019ll see a notification telling you they\u2019re reachable on Signal. The name associated with that person comes from the contact information saved on your phone.<\/p>\n<p>To hide these alerts, open the Signal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> on your iPhone or Android phone. Tap your profile picture or username initials shown at the top-left corner of the Signal conversation list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-708706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/xsignal-open-menu.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.kn4Pp_2TMQ.png\" alt=\"Tap your profile logo at the top-left of the Signal app.\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tap \u201cNotifications\u201d on the Signal settings menu screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-708707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/xsignal-open-notifications.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.Mb44zr7Doq.png\" alt=\"Tap &quot;Notifications.&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"783\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Under Events, tap the slider to the right of \u201cContact Joined Signal\u201d to disable these contact-join notifications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-708708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/xdisable-contact-joined-signal.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.uyXo-8aW4T.png\" alt=\"Tap the &quot;Contact Joined Signal&quot; toggle.\" width=\"500\" height=\"681\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it\u2014Signal won\u2019t let you know when your friends, family members, coworkers, or other contacts join in the future. The Signal app will still know, of course. If you tap the \u201cNew Message\u201d icon, you\u2019ll see all your contacts who are on Signal, ready to be contacted.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_You_Stop_Signal_From_Telling_People_When_You_Join\"><\/span>Can You Stop Signal From Telling People When You Join?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s no way from preventing Signal from informing people when you join. If someone has your phone number in their contacts, Signal will let them know that phone number has joined Signal. This has nothing to do with whether you allow Signal access to your own contacts.<\/p>\n<p>The only way to prevent this is to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2017\/09\/28\/signal-tutorial-second-phone-number\/\">use a secondary phone number<\/a>. Signal is designed to work with phone numbers and to be an easy-to-use replacement for SMS, which is why it works this way. If you want a chat service that doesn\u2019t use phone numbers as identifiers\u2014for example, if you would prefer usernames that don\u2019t expose your phone number\u2014Signal isn\u2019t the app for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Now you know you can contact them on Signal. If you\u2019d rather not see these notifications, you can disable them. 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