The Signal chat app is currently gaining popularity after WhatsApp announced its intention to introduce new rules on data sharing. For example, WhatsApp data of users will soon be shared with Facebook. Although European users remain out of harm’s way for the time being, many do not like these areas and are switching to Signal. Have you just downloaded Signal and are you looking for ways to give your messages more color? Then use stickers!
The new rules seriously compromised WhatsApp and it was even decided to implement the regulations in May this year instead of February. Still, Signal is seeing an increase in new users. In this article, we already showed you how to sign up for Signal, how to create group calls and how to call someone from the app.
Stickers
Just like in WhatsApp, Signal also supports the use of stickers to add some color to your messages. The app already offers some stickers to start with, but if you want more, you can also download sticker packs from third parties that you can then use directly for conversations in Signal.
To use the standard stickers, open Signal and start a conversation with one of your contacts. Then click right in the chat bar (or left if you use the app on a Androidphone) on the sticker icon, where you will find about twenty standard stickers. If you tap on one of the stickers, you will send it, of course safely via end-to-end encryption, as you are used to from the chat app.
Download more packages
If you want access to multiple sticker packs, you can press the round plus icon. Here you see an overview of the available packages. When you have found one, click on Add and then on Ready. The newly added sticker package can then be found just below the chat bar and here you can also easily switch between the different packages that you had already downloaded.
Still not completely satisfied with the offer in the Signal app, you can also download (moving) stickers and import them via third parties. The Signal Stickers website offers over 2,400 sticker packs, making it the best way to look for new stickers.
On your iPhone or Android smartphone, go to www.signalstickers.com and look for stickers that interest you. Found it? Click on a package and press the blue button Add to Signal, at the top right of the screen. In the unlikely event that the button does not work, you can also click on the direct link under the title of the sticker package. Signal will then open and you can add the stickers.
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