alt Hacker NewsIn the Netherlands, was trying to promote Signal.
I switched phones and lost all my history. Now I’m fairly careful with these things, and make backups, but even I wasn’t able to get it back. Couldn’t recommend it to anyone since.
There’s a line between being secure and being useful, and they’re slightly unbalanced in Signal.
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rhubarbtree • 06/17/2025
Yep, this is why Signal hasn’t gained great traction I think. It’s just not intuitive (and I don’t understand why it’s necessary). You could always have this level of security as an option for journalists etc without ruining the UX of all users.
Funes- • 06/16/2025
You should've made sure of how Signal works with regards to chat history before you removed the app from the old phone.
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Had the same happen with WhatsApp. Turns out you get one chance to get the local file backup right or you're screwed.