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Signal may soon be getting usernames
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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Because if the username is a phone number, it is just very convenient. If someone I know switches then I keep the entire conversation with them and just continue. If I want to encourage someone I know, I can just tell them about the features they'll get with Signal rather than trying to sell them a platform which kind of sucks on desktop.