The Signal app has taken messaging encryption a step further and now offers encrypted group videoscalls.
The demands of the times caused by the coronavirus pandemic have led to the rise of applications with group video capabilitiescall. And so Open Whisper Systems, which runs the encrypted messaging app Signal, is joining the fray and offering a secure way conversations via video with friends, colleagues or coschoolchildren.
Η Signal released the new feature with the latest version of its applications and, as one would expect, the video calls in the service are encrypted from end to end.
Although most people already have a video conferencing application on their computer, Signa fansThey especially appreciate that they can also rely on the application for their group calls. With many similar applications, such as Zoom, experiencing security issues in recent months, the solution to encrypted calls via Signal is a breath of fresh air.
If you will remember with Zoom, one of the users' concerns expressed in this regard, was that it had no end-to-end encryption. Contrast diameters, since Signal is an application open source and has focused on the absolute encryption of messages, making it much more secure than others.
Those who want to use the mode they should make sure they are using the latest version of the app. Signal will automatically update legacy groups to the new groups interface, which displays a video call button at the top of the chat. Group calls will display participants in a grid view, but users can easily scroll up to switch to a view that focuses on the person currently speaking.
Currently groups can only consist of 5 participants. The developer of the application says that he is working to expand the number of people who can participate in video calls, with the promise that this will happen "soon".
