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> I see no reason to back-up my history ever. I don't use signal for anything that needs to be archived. Every single time this comes up, someone chimes in say
by JoshTriplett 4y ago
> I see no reason to back-up my history ever. I don't use signal for anything that needs to be archived.
Every single time this comes up, someone chimes in saying they don't need it.
That does not invalidate the users who do need it. If I can't keep my messages from device to device, I'm not going to use Signal.
With far more manual effort than should be required, I can move my messages from Android device to Android device, if the old device is still functional. That's still not fully sufficient; I need a reliable automatic (encrypted) backup solution.
- sliken 4y agoSignal on Android has backups and migrations. Maybe the IOS signal doesn't?
- nikisweeting 4y agoiOS signal has no backups and migrations routinely fail. I've lost years of message history multiple times attempting iOS -> iOS migrations. It's a shame it's so botched and has made me stop recommending Signal to people entirely.