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By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall

calendar_today May 20, 2025 person domain signal

A screenshot of a Microsoft Windows desktop. Microsoft Paint and Minesweeper are visible behind a black rectangular window that is empty except for graffiti-style text that says "SIGNAL WAS HERE".

Signal Desktop now includes support for a new “Screen security” setting that is designed to help prevent your own computer from capturing screenshots of your Signal chats on Windows. This setting is automatically enabled by default in Signal Desktop on Windows 11.

If you’re wondering why we’re only implementing this on Windows right now, it’s because the purpose of this setting is to protect your Signal messages from Microsoft Recall.

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