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There's another reason for iOS users to avoid Signal: They eat up gigs of storage space, refuse to ever clear it, and are very resistant to accepting that it's even a problem at all: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS/issues/4916
> I'm confused at what is stopping you from doing this?
As far as I know the backup is encrypted.
> Are you not able to import these backups into the desktop client?
No, the desktop client is not standalone, and ONLY syncs with the a phone to get content. Moreover, if you don't use the client for a period (2-3 weeks in my experience?) it de-syncs that desktop client. Re-connecting that desktop to your phone will only sync messages starting as-of the connection, so there's no way to get the desktop app to pull your whole history. (This is another gripe I have about their sacrifice of actual usability for security that only helps a few very specific use-cases.)
You're probably rigth about hacking something together. Someone has created a library [0] allegedly for decoding the backup files. Friday night is D&D night though, so I haven't had the chance. :-)
[0] https://github.com/pajowu/signal-backup-decode
> I agree I can see him being at least OK with removing SMS but it seems at odds with what I felt was his overall view of "get the most people the most security we can"
You're right:
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6134#issu...
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