Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames

Re:Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames by bsimpson on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @01:59PM (#39445336)

I see it, but it just looks like it uses internal storage. So far as I know, there's no Drive File Stream/Dropbox sync for Android, so you'd still lose your shit if you weren't manually backing them up somewhere.

I doubt that's a habit many people will develop for a setting they didn't even know existed.

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Re:Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames by MadnessASAP on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @02:13PM (#39445538)

It's not going to help a casual user but I solved the problem by putting the Signal backup in a Syncthing shared folder. It's been a workable solution at least 2 phone swaps now

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Re:Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames by XorNot on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @03:31PM (#39446507)

It tries to keep 2 copies and so uses 2x the space on your phone. If you're sending a lot of images and video, then it becomes impractical quickly.

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