Download and installed but it still insists on a phone number. I don't see a way to bypass.
this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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A phone number will always be required to limit bot accounts.
I believe they still require a phone number for the TESTING phase but it can be the same oje you already use for your regular Signal (if im understanding it correctly)
Bet if you read the link, it explains how to join the Staging test app (separate from main app).
They will allow to hide your phone number from your profile, but what about your profile name ? This will identify you after your username is used. So you must also remove your name from your profile, this will confuse your previous contacts (I'm not sure if names come from profile or contact list actually).
I feel the options for phone number display are not sufficient to have several privacy profiles.
Im an idiot visiting from the front page. But this headline without context is wild.