@jimmy@feddit.org to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 3 days agoRecent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.github.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1296arrow-down10cross-posted to: signal@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1296arrow-down1external-linkRecent commits suggest Signal is preparing a paid subscription for backups.github.com@jimmy@feddit.org to Privacy@lemmy.ml • 3 days agomessage-square64fedilinkcross-posted to: signal@lemmy.ml
minus-squareStomatalinkfedilinkEnglish20•3 days 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-square@dracs@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 days agoSwitching to Molly won’t necessarily give you free cloud backups. Someone will still need to pay for the storage costs.
minus-square@dracs@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 days agoAh, misunderstood your post. I think regular Signal still supports local backup. Doubt they’ll remove it when they add this.
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