Not at all what i expected. Which was more like a Telegram or even Whatsapp alternative. What i see in Signal is merely a crude barbones messaging app for sending only text messages. No file sharing capabilities to speak of whatsoever which is precisely why i use and need Telegram. May very well be solid for sms and text but i already have a stock texting app which works perfectly fine. May keep it for end to end encrypted texting but that's it. Certainly not a telegram replacement.