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Seriously, I would pay for being able to retain messages and conversations when changing to a new device (just through a simple restore of the device backup fro
by newscracker 10y ago
Seriously, I would pay for being able to retain messages and conversations when changing to a new device (just through a simple restore of the device backup from the old one to the new one). That's the biggest selling point I can use with other non-tech people to get them to move to apps like Signal. Right now that's a huge drawback.
- edent 10y agoYou can. On the Android app - Menu - Import / export. Allows to you to create a (non-encrypted) backup of your messages. I've used that when moving between phones.
- tkcne 10y agoAfter a lot of digging I found this which worked for me. It's definitely not for non-tech people but in a pinch it can be done. https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/issues/4577#issuecomment-228627416 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/issues/4577... https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/issues/4577#issuecomment-217258428 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-Android/issues/4577...