# Disappearing messages for Signal

DevFeed: [Disappearing messages for Signal](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/disappearing-messages-for-signal-1755.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/disappearing-messages/>)

Published: 2016-10-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iphone](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iphone.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [QR Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qrcode.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [desktop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/desktop.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [iphone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iphone.md>), [net-11](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/net-11.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>)

## AI overview

Signal's latest release adds disappearing messages for iPhone, Android, and Desktop. Users can configure conversations to delete sent and received messages after a selected interval ranging from five seconds to one week. The release also introduces numeric safety numbers for Signal Protocol, which can be verified by scanning a QR code or reading the number aloud.

## Source excerpt

The latest Signal release for iPhone, Android, and Desktop now includes support for disappearing messages. The timer has come With this update, any conversation can be configured to delete sent and received messages after a specified interval. The configuration applies to all parties of a conversation, and the clock starts ticking for each recipient once they've read their copy of the message. Read more...