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June 9, 2020 04:30 pm

Signal can now transfer your chat history to a new iPhone




Signal’s new transfer feature in action. | Image: Signal

Encrypted messaging app Signal now lets you transfer your account data, including your conversation history, to a new iPhone or iPad from your existing iOS device. The feature rolled out in the app’s version 3.9.1 update last week, but the company formally announced the new feature in a blog post published on Tuesday, which also outlines the steps of how the process works. “This is the first time that upgrading to a new device without losing any information has been possible on iOS,” according to Signal.


The new process is an attempt to find a balance between convenience and security. The process works via a QR code, which your new device generates and your old device scans. Then, your devices establish a direct Wi-Fi connection (or...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/9/21280664/signal-chat-transfer-account-data-ios-iphone-ipad-encrypted-messaging

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