[dazed_confused]

> Signal doesn't offer history for newly joining devices

This is a great feature for privacy though

[rollcat]

This is not a feature, this is a limitation. It would've been a feature if Signal offered you a choice of whether the history should be synced up or not (perhaps with a default of "no" for existing users, to maintain the established expectation). As it is, this is a limitation.

[rekabis]

In order for Signal to provide this history, said history would have to be stored on their servers, massively nerfing one of their core competitive advantages.

This “limitation” is the ultimate advantage from the perspective of Signal’s core competency.