I've had to do it 4-5 times myself (busted phone, water, upgrade). I think it's possible to export the keys (at very least the message history) to avoid this, b

I've had to do it 4-5 times myself (busted phone, water, upgrade). I think it's possible to export the keys (at very least the message history) to avoid this, but if I need to verify with someone I actually fall back on... Keybase :)