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perhaps said too much on a whim, but why should I backup my Signal... or WhatsApp, or any other communications. live in the moment. let things pass. there is pr

• Sanzig 1y ago
  IIRC, that used to be the opinion of the Signal project as well, but backups are such a requested feature it looks like they've finally decided to offer it.
• mihaaly 1y ago
  perhaps others see it differently
• john01dav 1y ago
  As an example that I experienced, I wanted a picture that someone took 2 years ago and sent to me on Signal. Since I am a data hoarder, I was able to retrieve it.
• JoshTriplett 1y ago
  If you don't want to back it up, don't back it up. I'd like to replace all my SMS usage with Signal. I have every text message and photo I've ever sent/received. I want to do the same with Signal.