diff --git a/Linking-other-devices-(Provisioning).md b/Linking-other-devices-(Provisioning).md index b050f0c..881a3d1 100644 --- a/Linking-other-devices-(Provisioning).md +++ b/Linking-other-devices-(Provisioning).md @@ -1,13 +1,11 @@ Signal allows to link additional devices to your primary device. A "primary" program can be the official Signal app on a mobile device (e.g. Signal-Android), or an instance of signal-cli. A "linked" program can be Signal-Desktop, or an instance of signal-cli. Note that currently Signal allows up to _three_ linked devices per primary; attempting to link additional devices using signal-cli as a primary (with `signal-cli addDevice …`) leads to "Authentication failed" error. - - * Connect to another device signal-cli link -n "optional device name" - This shows a `tsdevice:/…` link; if you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this link (see below for details). If you want to link to an Android device, create a QR code with the link (e.g. with [qrencode](https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/)) and scan that in the Signal Android app. + This shows a `tsdevice:/…` link (or `sgnl://linkdevice…` in more recent versions); if you want to connect to another signal-cli instance, you can just use this link (see below for details). If you want to link to an Android device, create a QR code with the link (e.g. with [qrencode](https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/)) and scan that in the Signal Android app. To request a link and display the resulting QR code image in a single command on linux: @@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ Signal allows to link additional devices to your primary device. A "primary" pro signal-cli -u USERNAME addDevice --uri "tsdevice:/…" - The "tsdevice:/…" link is the one shown by the new signal-cli instance or contained in the QR code shown in Signal-Desktop or similar apps. + The `tsdevice:/…` link (or `sgnl://linkdevice…` in more recent versions) is the one shown by the new signal-cli instance or contained in the QR code shown in Signal-Desktop or similar apps. Only the master device (that was registered directly, not linked) can add new devices.