2024-04-20 00:21:22
Want to use Signal via your web browser? We explain how you can easily continue your chats on your computer even without a browser app.
Many modern messengers have a web application that can be accessed using a browser such as Firefox, Edge or Chrome to continue chats from any device. This is extremely practical, especially for longer conversations. Typing is much more comfortable on a large PC monitor and with a hardware keyboard. But can Signal Messenger also be used via a web browser?
No web application for the browser
In contrast to other popular messenger apps such as Telegram or WhatsApp, the security-focused Messenger Signal does not yet have any web application that can be used to continue your chats in a browser such as Chrome or Firefox.
However, it is not impossible to use Signal on the PC. Finally, the developer also offers the messenger as a desktop app for all common operating systems such as Windows, macOS or Linux. The download of this application is available from the official website of the Signal project.
This is how you can use Signal on your PC without a web browser
After you have downloaded and installed the Signal app for the PC using your web browser, you can log in using the following seven steps:
- Open Signal on your smartphone and navigate to Settings > Paired Devices.
- On Android, tap the plus icon. On the iPhone, you’ll see a “Pair New Device” button instead.
- Grant the application permission to access your camera if a request appears.
- Start the Signal application on your PC and scan the QR code displayed there with your mobile phone.
- Confirm the connection on your smartphone with “Pair device”.
- If necessary, change the name of your computer on the PC, under which it will later appear as a paired device in the smartphone app.
- Click “Complete pairing with phone.”
Once you have completed all the login steps, Signal will first synchronize your contacts and groups between your PC and your smartphone. This process may take a moment.
For security reasons, the application does not transmit chat history. Only new messages then appear on both devices.