Signal has gone a step further in message encryption and now offers encrypted group video calling.
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, the company that runs the encrypted messaging app Signal, is joining the fray and offering a secure way to video chat with friends, colleagues or classmates.
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 fansl especially appreciate that they can also rely on the app for their group calls. With many counterparts applications, like Zoom, have been facing security issues in recent months, the encrypted calling solution through Signal is a breeze.
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 feature should make sure they are running 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 projection grid, 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".
