npub1hywuy6pv8fctjnppge8cl7ft6gr8qnfhr64c7y3y552ls6v84s5qynke8d (npub1hyw…ke8d) as far as I know, there is no way to interact with Signal except via a phone number, at least at this time.
but a search reveals they are testing a 'usernames' feature:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/no-more-phone-number-swaps-signal-messaging-app-now-testing-usernames
This has long been a complaint about Signal, and one reason I've never used it. It's likely a non-issue in reality, but it's just so distasteful to tie things to a phone number.
npub1hs…wtyl5
2024-01-11 20:43:15
in reply to nevent1q…wkxk
Author Public Key
npub1hsegthr44l9vlucq274xtpdj7c734mkkm2r5yrmz8tcq99p2fz0scwtyl5Published at
2024-01-11 20:43:15Event JSON
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"content": "nostr:npub1hywuy6pv8fctjnppge8cl7ft6gr8qnfhr64c7y3y552ls6v84s5qynke8d as far as I know, there is no way to interact with Signal except via a phone number, at least at this time.\n\nbut a search reveals they are testing a 'usernames' feature:\n\nhttps://www.pcmag.com/news/no-more-phone-number-swaps-signal-messaging-app-now-testing-usernames\n\nThis has long been a complaint about Signal, and one reason I've never used it. It's likely a non-issue in reality, but it's just so distasteful to tie things to a phone number.",
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}