{"id":59073,"date":"2025-04-07T00:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboutsignal.com\/?p=59073"},"modified":"2026-05-10T14:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:34:02","slug":"was-ist-signal-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutsignal.com\/de\/blog\/what-is-signal-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Was ist Signal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Signal Messenger ist ein Ende-zu-Ende-verschl\u00fcsselter Messaging-Dienst mit Fokus auf Datenschutz und Sicherheit. Die App ist kostenlos f\u00fcr Android, iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) und Desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux) verf\u00fcgbar.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mit Signal k\u00f6nnen Nutzer*innen Textnachrichten, Fotos, Videos, Audioaufnahmen, Sticker, GIFs, Dokumente und andere Dateien sicher versenden. Die App unterst\u00fctzt au\u00dferdem kostenlose Sprachanrufe, Videoanrufe, Gruppenchats, Stories, verschwindende Nachrichten und verschl\u00fcsselte Gruppengespr\u00e4che.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um Signal zu nutzen, wird eine mobile Internetverbindung oder WLAN ben\u00f6tigt. Abgesehen von den \u00fcblichen Kosten f\u00fcr Internet oder mobile Daten entstehen f\u00fcr das Senden von Nachrichten und das T\u00e4tigen von Anrufen \u00fcber Signal keine zus\u00e4tzlichen Geb\u00fchren, <a href=\"https:\/\/aboutsignal.com\/de\/blog\/ist-das-signal-kostenlos-die-kosten-fa%c2%bcr-die-nutzung-des-signals\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/aboutsignal.com\/blog\/is-signal-free-the-costs-of-using-signal\/\">Signal ist komplett kostenlos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen beliebten Messaging-Apps <a href=\"https:\/\/aboutsignal.com\/de\/signal-app-vergleich\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"50873\">steht bei Signal der Datenschutz der Nutzer*innen an erster Stelle<\/a>. Die App enth\u00e4lt keine Werbung, verfolgt keine Nutzer*innen und sammelt nur minimale Nutzerdaten. Au\u00dferdem ist der Code von Signal Open Source, sodass Sicherheitsexpert*innen unabh\u00e4ngig \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen k\u00f6nnen, wie die App funktioniert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signal wird von der unabh\u00e4ngigen, gemeinn\u00fctzigen Signal Stiftung entwickelt. Die Entwicklung der App ist <a href=\"https:\/\/aboutsignal.com\/de\/blog\/wie-verdient-signal-geld-das-umsatzmodell-von-signal\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/aboutsignal.com\/blog\/how-does-signal-make-money-the-revenue-model-of-signal\/\">durch Spenden<\/a> und F\u00f6rdermittel finanziert, statt durch Werbung oder das Sammeln von Nutzerdaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Du hast Signal noch nicht? <a href=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/install\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/install\">Probier es aus<\/a>! 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