Signal may focus on privacy and encryption, but it includes extensive features found in other messaging apps such as WhatsApp and iMessage. An example of such a function are link examples. You can enable or disable link previews, including by post, as follows.
To generate link previews, the Signal app uses a privacy-enhancing proxy ̵
Enable or disable link previews in Signal
Start by opening the “Signal” app on your iPhone or Android smartphone.
Next, tap on the initials of your profile picture, avatar or username in the top left corner of the app.
Select the “Privacy” option from the overflow menu.
Finally, enable or disable the “Generate link preview” setting.
You can now navigate back to the Signal app home screen and open a conversation. The next time you send a website to someone, they will automatically add a link preview or just send the URL, depending on whether you have the “Generate link previews” setting on or off.
Note: Enabling or disabling link previews will not affect messages that others have sent you. If the person on the other end turns off or removes link previews, they won’t show up on your phone.
How to delete individual link examples in Signal
Link previews in Signal don’t have to be all or nothing. If you choose to leave the “Generate link previews” feature enabled, you can delete previews before sending individual messages.
As before, start by launching the “Signal” app on your iPhone or Android smartphone.
Then select a conversation or start a new individual or group chat by tapping the pencil icon in the top right corner of the app.
Tap in the “New Message” text box and paste a URL.
An example image and text fragment appear above the link. To remove it, tap the “X” icon in the top right corner of the preview window.
You can now send the link without the preview by tapping the blue arrow button.
The URL is sent without a link preview.
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