howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-use-note-to-self-in-signal-on-android/ · Checked October 2026 · Google Pixel 10a, Android 17, Signal 8.32.3

In this guide

Tap the pencil
Pick Note to Self
Type a note and send it
Tap + to add a photo
Send the photo
Hold the mic for a voice note
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Tap the pencil on Signal's Chats screen and pick Note to Self. Type a note and send it, tap + to add a photo or file, or hold the mic for a voice note. Signal says notes sync to your linked devices.

6 of 6 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device: Android
Shown on: Google Pixel 10a, Android 17, Signal 8.32.3
App: Signal
Real screenshots: 6 of 6 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 2 official, linked below

Step by step

Tap the pencil
It is at the bottom right of Signal's Chats screen, below the camera.
Done
Pick Note to Self
On the New message screen it is listed under N.
Done
Type a note and send it
Ours: Test note one.
Done
Tap + to add a photo
The row has Gallery, File, Poll, Contact and Location, with the one photo Signal could see above it.
Done
Send the photo
Ours shows in the chat with Now and two ticks.
Done
Hold the mic for a voice note
The mic is next to the camera in the message box. Ours was 0:03 long, below the photo.
Done

If you do not see this option

On a computer? Signal says on Desktop you use Search, then pick Note to Self, and it opens on the right. Our chat says new notes sync to any linked devices. Source: Note to Self
On an iPhone? Signal gives the same route as Android: tap compose, then pick Note to Self. Source: Note to Self

If this does not work

Notes vanish? Signal says you can set disappearing messages in Note to Self, and the default timer covers new chats: see disappearing messages. Sources: Note to Self, Set and manage disappearing messages
Don't see Note to Self? Signal says to search for it. Type note in the Name, username or number box on the New message screen. Source: Note to Self
Asked for the microphone or photos? Ours asked to allow the microphone (Continue) and said Signal has limited access to photos or videos, with a Manage button.

About this guide

Note to Self is an official chat with yourself, marked with a blue tick.

The screenshots are from Signal 8.32.3 on our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17, in Dark mode, taken on 25 October 2026. The photo is one we took on this Pixel.