[y7]

Without paying for remote backups, can I just manage my own backup on my own hard drive, and restore it when I want to?

[jewel]

Yes! That has been supported for a long while. At least on Android, go to Settings -> Chats -> Chat Backups. Set up a schedule and a passphrase and a folder, and it will export your chats every day.

I do that and then sync that folder with another computer using SyncThing.

[chimeracoder]

> I do that and then sync that folder with another computer using SyncThing.

AFAIK SyncThing only monitors for changes between files with matching names, and Signal stores each backup with a separate (timestamped) filename. Are you storing every day's backup individually, or do you have some tool for deduplicating?

[joshjob42]

Only on Android, not iOS.

[Bender]

I do not see anything like that in Android 14 uLefone Armor 24 is on 14 vendor build. I've had to use a dodgy app to back up messages.

[navigate8310]

>The technology that underpins this initial version of secure backups will also serve as the foundation for more secure backup options in the near future. Our future plans include letting you save a secure backup archive to the location of your choosing, alongside features that let you transfer your encrypted message history between Android, iOS, and Desktop devices.

[nairb774]

Yep. Local backup generation has been around for at least a few years. You can have signal make a backup for you every day. You just need to get it off the device. This looks to be adding a remote option for this existing feature.

[gruez]

Only on android, not ios