**Related threads on the [de-facto official forum](https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/lipo6z/community_signal_forum_vs_reddit/)**

Consider giving them a like.

This one asks for usernames to be added https://community.signalusers.org/t/username-id-registration-without-phone-number/9800 while still keeping cell phone account creation verification, which seems like exactly what you (and I...) want.

Then there are a billion threads asking for the superset of removing the need for a cell phone completely. This of course then enters anti-spam territory:

- https://community.signalusers.org/t/a-proposal-for-alternative-primary-identifiers/3023
- https://community.signalusers.org/t/remove-the-need-for-a-mobile-phone/1543
- https://community.signalusers.org/t/registering-with-an-email-address/919
- https://community.signalusers.org/t/username-id-registration-without-phone-number/9800
- https://community.signalusers.org/t/have-option-to-set-up-username/8723
- https://community.signalusers.org/t/more-reasons-why-signal-should-ditch-phone-numbers-the-guardian-confirmed-the-identity-of-those-in-the-chat-by-cross-checking-phone-numbers-attached-to-the-signal-accounts/7311
- https://community.signalusers.org/t/why-is-phone-and-phone-number-required/1425
https://community.signalusers.org/t/what-is-the-technical-reason-that-i-cannot-use-signal-without-a-phone-number-and-that-i-cannot-use-signal-desktop-without-signal-on-my-phone/11400