# Bookmarked: Signal allows Android phones to be linked as secondary devices (beta)

- Author: @gurupanguji
- Date: 2026-07-18
- URL: https://gurupanguji.com/blog/2026/07/18/signal-allows-android-phones-to-be-linked-as-secondary-devices/
- Categories: link
- Tags: signal, android, messaging, privacy

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> Last week we found the [first indications of support for phones as linked devices](https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-is-working-on-support-for-phones-as-linked-devices/) in the source code of Signal for Android.
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> The new functionality allows users to use their Signal account on an additional Android phone, without registering a separate phone number. The linked Android phone synchronizes chats and messages with the primary device, allowing users to access their conversations from multiple phones.

*Source:* [Signal allows Android phones to be linked as secondary devices (beta)](https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-allows-android-phones-to-be-linked-as-secondary-devices/)

Finally. This is particularly welcome as it was the one feature that prevented some folks I know from giving up Whatsapp. If you'd like to sign up for [Signal beta](https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007318471-Signal-Beta) on Android, it's a fairly simple process.