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Signal tops App Store after beating WhatsApp: Here s a look at the app News
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Ever since WhatsApp has updated its privacy policies and gave us a direct hint that it will access our data and share it with Facebook, the popular messaging has invited all the negative light. Due to the change, people have started looking for alternatives to safeguard their data and ensure ease and convenience in usage. Also Read - How to create and send Happy Vishu 2021, Odia New Year, Bohag Bihu, and Puthandu WhatsApp stickers
The list of alternatives includes Telegram and Signal and both these platforms are having their moment of fame right now. Both these apps are now trending on Twitter and seeing a surge in usage. In fact, Signal experienced some trouble on the server side due to the rush of users that tried being a part of the Signal family. Now, out of the two, Signal has well managed to beat WhatsApp on the App Store and is currently topping the ‘top free apps’ on
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