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Accept the unexpected: Message requests are now available in Signal

The number of people who join Signal every day is still growing at a record pace. With so many new conversations getting started, we’ve heard from a lot of users that they’d like more control over how they begin. With message requests, when someone who isn’t in your contacts starts a new chat with you or adds you to a group, you can quickly see more info before accepting the request, deleting it,

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
Accept the unexpected: Message requests are now available in Signal
First reported
Aug 12, 2020 00:00 UTC
Last reported
Aug 12, 2020 00:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:50 UTC
Record ID
df920d25f75c4d56ad81e18c9f4ac53bd04243d8bdcb033e4fe052953c4f193e

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Source observations

src_1b0ea7addf33a18b0f

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Aug 12, 2020 00:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:50 UTC

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