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by billme 2224 days ago
>> “ PINs will also help facilitate new features like addressing that isn’t based exclusively on phone numbers, since the system address book will no longer be a viable way to maintain your network of contacts.” [1]

Any idea when more information might be available on this? Asked moxie years ago to add this and know 100s of other have too.

Worth noting the FAQ as it relates to the PIN length is not correct, “How long can my PIN be? There is no limit. Feel free to add as many characters as you want.” [2] ...tested it and longest PIN I was able to create was 20 characters all numeric.

[1]: https://signal.org/blog/signal-pins/

[2] https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007059792-Si...