It’s FOSS reports that Signal’s 8.28 Android beta adds an optional ‘Signal Login’ registration path that skips the phone number requirement in favor of a one-time $2.99 fee paid through Google Pay, with regional pricing that offered the author INR despite a US VPN. Signal team member Greyson Parrelli says the payment runs through the same zero-knowledge proof setup used for donations so no link is created between the purchase and the new account, and registration issues a 32-character Account ID plus a 64-character Recovery Key with no recovery mechanism if either is lost. The feature requires Google Play Services, works only on Android for now with iOS further out, and the exact price varies by region.
Signal Will Let You Sign Up Without a Phone Number — For $3
It's FOSS reports that Signal's 8.28 Android beta adds an optional 'Signal Login' registration path that skips the phone number requirement in favor of a one-time $2.99 fee paid through Google Pay, with regional pricing that offered the author INR despite a US VPN. Signal team member Greyson Parrelli says the payment runs through the same zero-knowledge proof setup used for donations so no link is created between the purchase and the new account, and registration issues a 32-character Account ID plus a 64-character Recovery Key with no recovery mechanism if either is lost. The feature requires Google Play Services, works only on Android for now with iOS further out, and the exact price varies by region.
Source: It's FOSS