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Users have reported an outage in the messaging app, and Signal is working on a fix

The last time Signal experienced an outage was in July of this year.

The last time Signal experienced an outage was in July of this year.

The last time Signal experienced an outage was in July of this year.

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Signal, the popular messaging app that grabbed attention earlier this year amid WhatsApp Public policy fails because of technology. Signal He acknowledged the power outage and says his teams are working to get it working again. Signal, known for its secure messaging, has been down for many users since Sunday night. Downdetector outage tracker shows a surprising spike in outage reports on Monday morning, with more than 1,200 outage reports. The outage map on Downdetector shows the majority of outages in the United States. The extent of the outage in India is unknown, as Downdetector only shows US outages for Signal, but several users on Twitter said they were having issues with the secure messaging app.

“Signal is experiencing technical difficulties. We are working hard to restore service as quickly as possible,” said an in-app message. The company said in its tweet that the outage was due to a hosting outage affecting parts of its service. According to Downdetector, of the total outage reports, about 43 percent reported problems with the app, 36 percent of people had problems sending messages, and about 20 percent experienced server issues. The site said user reports have indicated that Signal has been experiencing problems since 11:05 PM EST, Sunday (Monday, 8:35 AM IST).

Signal is a secure messaging app that rivals Facebook’s owned WhatsApp. Earlier this year, Signal gained a lot of new users after WhatsApp made changes to its terms of use. Signal is developed by a non-profit organization called the Signal Foundation. The app was launched in 2014 as a privacy-focused messenger. The app uses end-to-end encryption and is available for all Android and iOS devices. The last time Signal experienced an outage was in July of this year.

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