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Signal Desktop without a smartphone, standalone version in development
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this post was submitted on 04 May 2026
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It will still require a phone number, this is a nothingburger. Meanwhile, there's still no way to use Signal on an android tablet.
You can use a phone to authorize a tablet.
Last I checked the android app only works as a primary device, and the desktop app doesn't run on android, did that change?