Add Signal to the sidebar

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Yes, please.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by A Former User

+1, they got away from the web-browser version, and went to a windows program. I'm sure there was a specific reason for it. But that might score against getting it into the sidebar of Opera.
https://community.signalusers.org/t/google-to-retire-chrome-apps-what-will-be-with-signal-desktop/469/3

[m4ssacre]

m4ssacre last edited by m4ssacre

Chrome apps where not the same as web apps. There is no Signal webapp, though which means Opera can not display it.

Unlike community member statements on the internet, this would be technically possible even without storing messages on signal server side as well as with encryption but in my opinion the main reason is development effort and the costs coming with it. Also Opera won't take over the development costs, since it's not their product.

If Signal ever decides to make a web app, Opera can think about including it in the sidebar. But for now - not even custom plugins can fill a void.

There is a desktop app. You might want to give it a try: https://signal.org/de/download/

[yannmoz]

yannmoz last edited by

Hello,

I can see that this suggestion has already been made in 2017 and 2018.

But I believe it's worth putting this suggestion back on the table, as Signal App has seen an expentional growth since a few weeks, as WhatsApp aims to force users to share data with Facebook to keep using their messaging service.

I think adding Signal now would be a very relevant, useful and clever move from Opera. Making Opera always smarter, effective, pragmatic and ahead of the competition

Thank you very much and congrats for your good work !

[A Former User]

A Former User @yannmoz last edited by leocg

@yannmoz Opera! Please action this urgently? Opera - do not "stay behind"...... please!

[home-world]

home-world @yannmoz last edited by

@yannmoz Yes please

I have moved to Signal secure messaging; Facebook has started an attack on free speech. So, I felt obligations to remove myself from the platform.

[ryanayon]

ryanayon @yannmoz last edited by

@yannmoz said in Add Signal to side-bar, during WhatsApp decline:

Hello,

I can see that this suggestion has already been made in 2017 and 2018.

But I believe it's worth putting this suggestion back on the table, as Signal App has seen an expentional growth since a few weeks, as WhatsApp aims to force users to share data with Facebook to keep using their messaging service.

I think adding Signal now would be a very relevant, useful and clever move from Opera. Making Opera always smarter, effective, pragmatic and ahead of the competition

Thank you very much and congrats for your good work !

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Would be great to have signal in the opera sidebar.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

If there is a web version, you can try adding it to the sidebar. if there isn't a web version, the it can't be added.

[home-world]

home-world @leocg last edited by

@leocg

Currently only Android, Apple, and Desktop app support

https://signal.org

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @home-world last edited by

@home-world Then you first need to ask them to create a web version.

[mlemanczyk]

mlemanczyk last edited by

Since millions of people are moving away from Whatsapp, many of which migrate to Signal, would you please review this feature once again, please? It would be great to have it integrated into Opera, like Whatsapp is.

[AnthG]

AnthG @leocg last edited by

@leocg Just bumping this topic. Opera would be the heros of the Browser community if you added Signal to the sidebar. I do not like the direction Whatsapp is going in at all. Signal is the future and Opera should realize that.

[goranmatic]

goranmatic last edited by

bump.... signal in opera please.

[claymorwan]

claymorwan last edited by

We already have WhatsApp in the sidebar, but we doesn't have Signal and this is sad

[Hadschigudu]

Hadschigudu last edited by

+1, the topic is still open and needed...

[SimonSays]

SimonSays last edited by

Yes please! Definietly needed.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I don't think this is an Opera issue Signal - the company/app doesn't have a browser-based version of the service. You must install a desktop app.

[snusmumeriken]

snusmumeriken last edited by

bump bump yes, please add Signal!!

[rdaamorth]

rdaamorth last edited by

Yes! Please add Signal to the side bar. I have it as desktop version, but an integrationin Opera would be way more convenient since Whatsapp is there as well.