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WhatsApp uses a shared identity across text and voice, so Signal Protocol is used to secure both connections.

We've long planned to do the same thing in Signal, but WhatsApp is ahead of Signal here. Axolotl is now called Signal Protocol, btw.




Speaking of voice calls, are there near-to-medium-term plans to do multi-party voice calls in Signal, or would such calls be too awkward for various reasons?




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