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The lack of options to backup and restore from Android to iPhone was extremely frustrating. I convinced my mother to use Signal as her default SMS app on Androi
by dundarious 6y ago
The lack of options to backup and restore from Android to iPhone was extremely frustrating. I convinced my mother to use Signal as her default SMS app on Android, and when I bought her an iPhone, all her SMSs were lost (except to open up the old device). Not the worst problem in the world, but it leaves a very nasty taste.
Never mind that transitioning between iPhones (we almost bought her a new phone this year) has the same problem. That this is not supported invalidates Signal as a replacement for SMS or Whatsapp for many many non-technical users.
- Frondo 6y agoFor this and a few other problems I ran into with Signal early in its lifespan -- problems that burned not just me but people I persuaded to adopt it -- I'll never put my neck out for this software again. Reliability and a lack of surprises are the absolute most important features for the 21st century extension of the good ol' Plain Old Telephone Service, and it's sad and frustrating that anyone delivered chat software without getting that first.