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Just found out the Signal desktop client FINALLY syncs chat history (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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For anyone that might need to hear it. I just installed the flatpak, and when linking it to my Molly app, I saw on the app the option to sync all message history. This is what always bugged me on the desktop client. Seems they finally went ahead to enable this feature.

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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think it only syncs media sent the last 45days though. Did they change that too?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I mean sure, technically that is a limitation. Realistically though, that is long enough.

    Or do you regularly not open the desktop client for more than 45 days?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Not the person you asked the question to. But I might not use my computer for weeks so it happens like once a year to me

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I think the question is rather, "Realistically though, that is long enough" not just to get the data itself but rather how frequently once needs the data that is older than 45 days old AND who didn't open the client for that duration AND that can not find it on their other client.

    It's definitely not impossible... but it's also for most users probably (but that's just my bet from my normal usage) extremely rare.

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    • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    What we really REALLY need is to be able to install it on two android clients. For some stupid reason I can't have it on my phone and fucking tablet.

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    • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Hmm ... are you talking about the original Signal app or the Molly app? Because I don't really understand your news here.

    For me, as far as I am aware, Signal has always been synchronising the chat history. The only condition being, that you have connected your device before in the past, which I think is a good privacy feature. (Although, I haven't checked, how far back it goes. Never needed that.) - You don't want any random new device read all our history, or do you?

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    [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I always set my chats to expire after a day or two. You guys letting yours pile up forever?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Well, as for many topics, also "privacy" in detail seems to be very different to many people. Personally I like the "auto-expire" feature in every messager app. But I also know people, who get angry about deleted chats. Because they forgot, what's been said in the past or they want to look up stuff months ago, or ... I else don't know.

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