Signal will finally let you transfer your encrypted chat history to new linked devices
Signal will finally let you transfer your encrypted chat history to new linked devices
Attached: 1 image Signal will soon allow encrypted message and media to be transferred to new linked devices. It's also exploring additional tools for message transfer to new devices or restoration in case of device loss or damage thanks to this new archive format. https://alternativeto.net/news/20...
Signal has announced new functionality in its upcoming beta releases, allowing users to transfer messages and media when linking their primary Signal device to a new desktop or iPad. This feature offers the choice to carry over chats and the last 45 days of media, or to start fresh with only new messages.
The transfer process is end-to-end encrypted, ensuring privacy. It involves creating a compressed, encrypted archive of your Signal data, which is then sent to the new device via Signal's servers. Despite handling the transfer, the servers cannot access the message content due to the encryption.
With the introduction of a cross-platform archive format, Signal is also exploring additional tools for message transfer to new devices or restoration in case of device loss or damage. Users can begin testing this feature soon, with a wider rollout expected in the coming weeks.
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And why would you not be looking that up months or years down the line?
I use signal for real time communication. Which is mostly casual bullshit or organizing. What exactly would I want to look up beyond say a week's time? In-person and phone conversations fade away all the same.
Why would you want to trash it?
Because I don't want someone going over long-term records of my chats if my devices are ever compromised. I consider those conversations private and would rather they were forgotten than leaked.
What exactly would I want to look up beyond say a week's time?
Uhm, anything and everything? Like what "casual bullshit" you were up to or what you were "organising"?
In-person and phone conversations fade away all the same.
So you don't even wish you could preserve those?
That's crazy to me how different some people's idea of social relations is. Well you do you! Thanks for explaining!
Uhm, anything and everything? Like what “casual bullshit” you were up to or what you were “organising”?
I'm honestly curious and your answer just parroted what I said without explanation. Are you just sitting around reading conversations from months ago for entertainment or something? What value are you getting out of keeping chats from years ago?
So you don’t even wish you could preserve those?
Not in the slightest. For what purpose would I want that? I'm not making a This American Life podcast using my inane conversations.
Are you just sitting around reading conversations from months ago for entertainment or something?
No not really, not outside of if I'm reminiscing with the person the convo was with (see examples in my other comments ITT), but I will ctrl+f and find info that way of something they said to me for sure.
What value are you getting out of keeping chats from years ago?
Access to information? Not deleting things I might need or that might be useful later? Memories? Records of things that happened?
Kind of the same reason you'd keep a diary, but without the effort of actually writing anything in one. What's even the point of writing anything if it's just gonna be gone in like a week?
What value are you getting out of deleting them? Are you low on storage or something? Or some sort of minimal living life-in-my-backpack type?
Not in the slightest. For what purpose would I want that? I'm not making a This American Life podcast using my inane conversations.
Monetary value isn't the only kind of value to me I guess. Different strokes.
What’s even the point of writing anything if it’s just gonna be gone in like a week?
We are all but dust, my friend.
What value are you getting out of deleting them? Are you low on storage or something? Or some sort of minimal living life-in-my-backpack type?
I already gave my reasons. I don't want a history of my conversations that can be leaked. I enjoy my privacy. And I have no other reasons to keep them. I was just looking for an actual reason to keep these because I just don't get it. And I guess you've got nothing to offer there. Which is fine, I was just trying to understand.
Monetary value isn’t the only kind of value to me I guess.
Implying that the only value I recognize is monetary? Don't be a dick.
We are all but dust, my friend.
That's very fatalistic. In the end, unfortunately, for now, maybe, but that doesn't mean the journey doesn't have memories worth making and things worth keeping, especially when it comes to our bonds with others, and especially when it's just undeniably useful, or we'd never have invented writing.
And I guess you've got nothing to offer there
I mean I gave the reasons many times over? From personal to purely practical. If they don't seem to have value to you, that's on you. I don't know what else you want?
Implying that the only value I recognize is monetary? Don't be a dick.
You're the one who said you'd keep them for a podcast? I'm sorry, I don't mean to be a dick, i was just going off what you said.