# Signal is Looking at Adding an Option to Sign Up Without a Phone Number

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/signal-is-looking-at-adding-an-option-to-sign-up-without-a-phone-number/39793
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-08-10T22:34:48Z
**Posts:** 8

## Post 1 by @fria — 2026-08-10T22:34:48Z

[References](https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-login-registration-without-a-phone-number/) in Signal's source code point to a new feature to sign up without giving a phone number, potentially requiring a one-time payment.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/10/signal-is-looking-at-adding-an-option-to-sign-up-without-a-phone-number/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/10/signal-is-looking-at-adding-an-option-to-sign-up-without-a-phone-number/)

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## Post 2 by @hydride — 2026-08-11T09:28:50Z

They should add other verifications like remote attestation and CAPTCHA

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## Post 3 by @Expert4870 — 2026-08-11T09:38:45Z

They could sell Signal activation cards on Amazon like Mullvad does. Obviously other platforms as well and then some could sell them for Monero.

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## Post 4 by @juncture8425 — 2026-08-11T09:59:30Z

Game changer. Hope they accept crypto.

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## Post 5 by @iluvprivacy — 2026-08-11T16:02:02Z

That’s actually a good idea and will help mitigate the problem of spam accounts. Hopefully, Signal will put that money to good use and not make it expensive!

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## Post 6 by @iluvprivacy — 2026-08-11T16:02:44Z

Good idea. Hopefully, they’ll accept all forms of payment, including crypto!

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## Post 7 by @fria — 2026-08-11T16:31:33Z

Something else that was brought up in the QnA was using blinded tokens for separating payment from the account, so I think Signal is well equipped to solve the privacy issues with payment.

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## Post 8 by @Expert4870 — 2026-08-11T17:28:07Z

Hopefully it’s not only Google and Apple payments.