Signal Messenger

Install

Within Waydroid, install Signal via one of the following methods:

Aurora Store

  1. Ensure that Waydroid is installed

  2. Ensure that the Aurora Store is installed

  3. Search for Signal Messenger within Aurora Store

    Signal Messenger application page within Aurura Store

  4. Click or tap the Install button to install Signal Messenger. Permission to allow installation of unknown applications may be required for Aurora Store to install the APK.

  5. Click or tap Install again to confirm the selection

    Signal Messenger installation confirmation prompt
APK package

  1. Ensure that Waydroid is installed

  2. Open a web browser within Waydroid

  3. Download the Signal APK

  4. Open a file manager, navigate to where you downloaded the APK, and tap the APK file to launch it

  5. Allow installation of “untrusted apps” for the file manager to install the APK from the file manager

  6. Install Signal

Configure

Users must either create a new Signal account or import a backup file from an existing Signal Messenger account.

Note

Known issue:

On Librem 5 devices, it is a known issue that a confirmation text message from Signal is never received, effectively preventing creation of a new account. A known workaround is to create a Signal account on an Android/iOS device first, then migrate the account to Signal Messenger within Waydroid on the Librem 5.