Signal has all the functionality of other chat and video call messengers, however the quality of the call can sometimes be bad therefore no 5 stars. You can revoke the permission to access the storage of the device by Signal so the child cannot send high resolution pictures and movies by signal, you can even prevent voice / video call and photo messages by denying access to the camera and microphone, but that would defy the purpose of the app besides text messages of course. If you do not want your child to invite others by SMS to download Signal, you can prevent this by denying Signal access to SMS in permissions. You have the possibility to make Signal your default SMS app as well, I would recommend against this setting for children as an extra precaution your child is not getting a high phone bill due to messaging to friends without realizing it is SMS instead of Signal network. It will only be able to send and receive messages from your contacts that have signal installed, no fear for unsolicited messages from strangers. Signal is a perfect app for your children to start their discovery into instant messaging:īy limiting / permitting permissions (after installation) you can customize the END-TO END encrypted messenger app for what is suitable to your kids.ĭo this in combination with Google Family link so the child cannot change the settings itself.įrom a privacy point of view Signal is the top tier Messenger app.

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