{"id":1138,"date":"2025-09-08T22:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/signals-first-paid-feature-adds-encrypted-media-and-message-backups\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T22:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:59:40","slug":"signals-first-paid-feature-adds-encrypted-media-and-message-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/signals-first-paid-feature-adds-encrypted-media-and-message-backups\/","title":{"rendered":"Signal\u2019s first paid feature adds encrypted media and message backups"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Signal is launching its first paid feature: the ability to make secure, end-to-end encrypted backups of your media history older than 45 days and of your text message history for $1.99 per month.<\/p>\n

\u201cMedia requires a lot of storage, and storing and transferring large amounts of data is expensive,\u201d Signal\u2019s VP of engineering, Jim O\u2019Leary, says in a blog post<\/a>. \u201cAs a nonprofit that refuses to collect or sell your data, Signal needs to cover those costs differently than other tech organizations that offer similar products but support themselves by selling ads and monetizing data.\u201d<\/p>\n

Signal is also launching free secure backups that save your media from just the last 45 days. On that free tier, you\u2019ll also be able to save your text messages past then, and while you\u2019ll be limited to saving 100MB of messages, Signal expects that will still \u201cbe large enough for even heavy Signal users to back up the text of all of their messages,\u201d according to O\u2019Leary.<\/p>\n

The backup archives are \u201cstored without a direct link to a specific backup payment or Signal user account,\u201d O\u2019Leary says. You\u2019ll use a recovery key to unlock your backups, but if you lose that key, the company \u201ccannot help you recover it.\u201d If you turn on secure backups, your device will make a new backup every day.<\/p>\n

The feature is available on Android\u2019s beta app, and a public launch and iOS and desktop support are \u201ccoming soon.\u201d Down the line, Signal plans to let users save a secure backup archive to \u201cthe location of your choosing.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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