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Re:Signal – An Ethical Replacement for WhatsApp by tcfhgj on Saturday June 21, 2025 @03:06AM (#44335294)
Actually, they just receive the same messages.

According to my expectations, resetting your computer app and data and reconnecting to your account should result in an more or less empty message history.

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Re:Signal – An Ethical Replacement for WhatsApp by kdmtctl on Saturday June 21, 2025 @04:25AM (#44335733)
It does sync some timeframe in the recent versions.
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Re:Signal – An Ethical Replacement for WhatsApp by nar001 on Saturday June 21, 2025 @10:24AM (#44337836)
It syncs everything that's on your phone, just not images and such older than 45 days I believe
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Re:Signal – An Ethical Replacement for WhatsApp by tcfhgj on Saturday June 21, 2025 @12:42PM (#44338889)
didn't know about this!
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Re:Signal – An Ethical Replacement for WhatsApp by attendant3446 on Saturday June 21, 2025 @04:11PM (#44340410)
The last time I added a new device to Signal, I was given the option to sync old messages. Not all of them, but I think it was the last 60 days, which I think is enough.
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