From the #Signal Community thread announcing Cloud Backup public testing (emoji added for emphasis):
"The new backup system fulfills so many of the things people have wanted for so long:
๐ Hosted by Signal, so your data is safe even if you made a local backup but dropped your phone in a lake.
๐ฒ The ability to dynamically offload media so that Signal takes up less space on your phone, while still letting you download that media on the fly if you scroll back.
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Here are more screenshots of the full setup process for the upcoming #Signal Cloud Backups feature:
Signal Cloud Backups are now available to test!
"Backup your messages and media using Signal's secure, end-to-end encrypted storage service. Never lose a message when you get a new phone or reinstall Signal"
Learn more about Signal Backups and how you can help test the new feature: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984
Testing is currently open for Android, with staging versions coming to Desktop and iOS soon.
#signal #privacy #signalupdates #android
๐พ An independent backup format that is readable by all clients, so that you can do things like backup on Android and restore on iOS.
๐ A generous optional free tier that will ensure that all of the text content of your messages is backed up, as well as the most recent 45 days of media.
๐ฑ A fairly-priced paid tier that allows us to offer 100GB of media storage in a way that is sustainable for us as an organization."
Read more here: https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984?u=salt505
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