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Post #356178

2025-12-23 17:53 UTC

Getting a new phone for the holidays doesn’t mean giving up Signal message history. Restore old messages on a new phone using Signal Secure Backups or device-to-device transfer. https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/10074659364122-Backups-and-Device-Transfers-on-Signal

Replies (17)

  • @chris@im.allmendenetz.de 2025-12-23 18:32

    @Raymond zeit zum weiter wechseln zu einem dezentralen und freien messenger : #^https://delta.chat/de/ Import und Export funktioniert dort 100%

    Open ##1174748

  • @light@noc.social 2025-12-23 18:34

    @signalapp@mastodon.world You should officially support third-party clients for greater decentralisation and so that it's easier for them to support all features including Signal Secure Backups.

    Open ##1174751

  • @signalapp @AngelaScholder Backup to local file, URL, or WebDAV, please.

    Open ##1174752

  • @psc@norden.social 2025-12-23 17:56

    @signalapp Signal war gut und wird immer besser. Viele sprechen von einer Alternative. Ich sehe es eher als DER erwachsene Messenger und das ist alternativlos. Bleibt eurer Linie treu.

    Open ##1240989

  • @jaredwray@mastodon.social 2025-12-23 18:00

    @signalapp I really wish the world would move from WhatsApp to Signal. It is such a better choice.

    Open ##1241006

  • @nemo@mas.to 2025-12-23 18:02

    @signalapp #SilentWhisper needs to be patched 💡 ☑️

    Open ##1241026

  • @heathborders@hachyderm.io 2025-12-23 18:20

    @signalapp I ended up using your online backup service bc I support your mission, but also device-to-device transfer with wifi direct did not work for me. It only barely worked 9 months ago when I switched from Pixel 7 Pro to Pixel 7 Fold, and I never got it working from Pixel 7 Fold to Pixel 9 Fold 🤷🏻‍♂️

    Open ##1241034

  • @via4@mastodon.social 2025-12-23 19:04

    @signalapp Hmm, no comments about mandatory phone number or running server part on aws, this is suspicious :blobpeek:

    Open ##1241060

  • @copernicron@mstdn.party 2025-12-23 19:04

    @signalapp is there wa way to transfer iPhone to android or vice versa?

    Open ##1241061

  • @marco@mastodon.skup.in 2025-12-23 20:33

    @signalapp I love signal, but even after abandoning all messengers except signal and matrix, my friends an family would rather send me SMS instead of downloading Signal. It's sad to see no one cares about their privacy.

    Open ##1241067

  • @jgilbert@mastodon.social 2025-12-24 00:32

    @signalapp ...yeah, ONLY if the devices are compatible. My previous phone didn't have a backup my new phone could accept, and all my message history was lost. This was two days ago. 🤷‍♀️ (I am hopeful that the next time I change phones, this'll be no longer a problem.)

    Open ##1241072

  • @sabcat@pravda.me 2025-12-24 12:22

    @signalapp getting a new phone for Christmas, you mean...

    Open ##1241075

  • @spaetz@mas.to 2025-12-25 08:58

    @signalapp if you only had told me before I dropped my phone on the concrete floor last week 🤦‍♂️. Anyway, who needs history....

    Open ##1241076

  • @prozherin@mastodon.social 2025-12-27 14:16

    @signalapp Why can't I store my backup data on my own cloud, for example via @nextcloud?

    Open ##1241077

  • @signalapp An option for backup to a common cloud provider is a must. Please integrate with Nextcloud, or at least give an option to backup via something like WebDAV.

    Open ##1241078

  • @svans@mastodon.social 2025-12-30 07:41

    @signalapp ,https://cybernews.com/security/whatsapp-signal-real-time-tracking-battery-drain-flaw/ And what will the respected Signal, headed by Meridith, say about this?

    Open ##1241079

  • @signalapp New Fairphone 6 (in US, yay!). To transfer my account, (I don't need any message history), it says I must have Signal installed on both phones. I can't get the app on the new phone. "No eligible devices for app install". What am I missing?

    Open ##1241080