Does any app push bug report notifications to users? Should Microsoft Windows or Google Chrome warn users every time there’s a bug that can compromise their whole system just by visiting a certain website or downloading random pieces of software only a tiny subset of users will ever be exposed to?

I get the motivation with a security/privacy critical app like Signal but this would also be a UX and customer support nightmare that IRL could grind a project to a halt.

Not to mention expecting users to know how to balance the risks of said bugs vs not using the app at all because they were scared off it. Back to using far less secure options.

I think having public forums to report and track the bugs for more advanced users is probably the right balance.

The better solution is internal fixes and triaging the serious bugs appropriately so they get the attention they need. Instead of just offloading highly technical information barrages to average users.

Temporarily blocking features until a patch is released is something that could make sense. But again only in certain circumstances. You can turn off photo sharing here but other cases it’s not so straight forward without crippling the entire app for a rare bug. It’s a difficult balancing act without a uniform solution.