jimmy@feddit.org to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoRecent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.github.comexternal-linkmessage-square85linkfedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down11
arrow-up1308arrow-down1external-linkRecent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.github.comjimmy@feddit.org to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square85linkfedilink
minus-squareStomata@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·2 months agoIf this feature rolls out but you can’t pay for it. You can always use Molly (fork of signal). If you can support the project than do it. But if you can’t than don’t force your self
minus-squaredracs@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoSwitching to Molly won’t necessarily give you free cloud backups. Someone will still need to pay for the storage costs.
minus-squareStomata@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI was saying local backup
minus-squaredracs@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAh, misunderstood your post. I think regular Signal still supports local backup. Doubt they’ll remove it when they add this.
minus-squareStomata@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMaybe lets see what happens
If this feature rolls out but you can’t pay for it. You can always use Molly (fork of signal). If you can support the project than do it. But if you can’t than don’t force your self
Switching to Molly won’t necessarily give you free cloud backups. Someone will still need to pay for the storage costs.
I was saying local backup
Ah, misunderstood your post. I think regular Signal still supports local backup. Doubt they’ll remove it when they add this.
Maybe lets see what happens