Messenger app Signal introduces Instagram-like story function


Signal is launching Stories with photos, text and video like on Instagram. — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

BERLIN: The privacy-oriented messenger app Signal is now letting users post Stories with pictures, videos and texts like on Instagram and other social media platforms.

Visible for 24 hours, the so-called Stories can now be posted using both the iOS and Android versions of the app (from version 6.0), while a desktop update to Signal is set to follow shortly.

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