Signal is working on a way to sign up without a phone number. The feature has not yet been officially confirmed, and it is not yet known whether it will be available to all users or in what form.
This has literally zero correlation with whether you can search your contacts by phone number, it is in fact the exact opposite
This is creating a signal account that has no phone number associated with it.
From the article:
“The ability to register for Signal without a phone number is a frequently requested feature. While Signal hides phone numbers by default and gives users control over who can discover them, some users would still like the option to create an account without using a phone number.”
This has literally zero correlation with whether you can search your contacts by phone number, it is in fact the exact opposite
This is creating a signal account that has no phone number associated with it.
From the article:
“The ability to register for Signal without a phone number is a frequently requested feature. While Signal hides phone numbers by default and gives users control over who can discover them, some users would still like the option to create an account without using a phone number.”