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Signal has climbed to the top spot in the free apps category followed by WhatsApp and YouTube.
The reason can be attributed to WhatsApp s new privacy policy forcing many users to migrate to other messaging apps.
New Delhi: Signal has climbed to the top spot in the free apps category of the App Store not just in India but several other countries.
Taking to Twitter the cross-platform encrypted messaging service, shared a screenshot which showed it being placed above WhatsApp at the top spot among
Look at what you ve done. pic.twitter.com/0YuqyZXtgP
It also claimed to be the top downloaded app in Germany, France, Austria, Finland, Hong Kong, and Switzerland as well.
All you need to know about Signal App and why it s better than WhatsApp
Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a call to Use Signal to his millions of Twitter followers. Musk tweeted that he uses Signal App and not WhatsApp. (Image Source: Mobile App Daily)
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Updated: Jan 9, 2021, 09:20 PM IST
Instant messaging app, WhatsApp has been very popular amongst its users over the years. However, with change in its privacy policy which elaborates more on the data sharing with Facebook, users are contemplating shifting to other messaging apps.
Amid all this, world s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a call to Use Signal to his millions of Twitter followers. Musk tweeted that he uses Signal App and not WhatsApp for messaging. After Elon Musk s tweet people are continuously downloading the Signal App. Currently, the app is topping charts.
Apple has launched its mandatory privacy labels for apps in the App Store, and while what it tells users about apps like Facebook is eye-opening, other big developers seem to think that the disclosure is optional.
With the release of iOS 14.3, Apple has brought out its promised privacy guidance on the App Store. The so-called nutrition labels are more prominent than was expected, and Apple is not giving the free ride it seemed to developers who flout the requirement.
The privacy label is still quite buried in an app s listings, though. It comes as a series of large card-like images, but they come after the app s title, new category details, a What s New description, previews or screenshots, a more general app description, and the Ratings & Reviews.