Re:Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the ma...
by tialaramex on Saturday February 15, 2020 @02:03AM
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No. The emulated phone in this proposal is a way to run the Signal Android app.
During enrollment Signal uses SMS to close the loop on a claimed phone number. The OPs real phone doesn't run Android but it can receive SMS messages so it gets that SMS. The next screen in the emulated app says if the SMS code wasn't filled out automatically then please type it in, and that's what you do.
Tada, now your Signal account is linked to your quite real phone number for a dumb phone.
During enrollment Signal uses SMS to close the loop on a claimed phone number. The OPs real phone doesn't run Android but it can receive SMS messages so it gets that SMS. The next screen in the emulated app says if the SMS code wasn't filled out automatically then please type it in, and that's what you do.
Tada, now your Signal account is linked to your quite real phone number for a dumb phone.