Feed: Slashdot
Feed Link: https://slashdot.org/
---

Title: Signal Rolls Out Encrypted Cloud Backups, Debuts First Subscription
Plan at $1.99/Month

Link: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/08/18242...

Signal has begun rolling out end-to-end encrypted cloud backups in its latest
Android beta release. The opt-in feature allows users to restore message
history if their phone is lost or damaged. Free backups include all text
messages and 45 days of media attachments. A $1.99 monthly subscription
extends media storage to 100GB. Users generate a 64-character recovery key on
their device that Signal's servers never access. Backups refresh daily,
excluding view-once messages and those set to disappear within 24 hours. The
nonprofit cited storage costs as the reason for its first paid tier. iOS and
Desktop support will follow the Android rollout. Signal said it stores backup
archives without linking them to specific user accounts or payment
information.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

---
VRSS v2.1.180528