Signal now offers users a secure method for saving their chat logs
In a significant move towards enhancing user privacy, Signal, the renowned messaging app, is rolling out a new secure backup feature. This innovative system is designed to keep messages safe without compromising the app's commitment to privacy.
Until now, Signal only allowed local backups on a user's phone or computer. However, with the introduction of this new feature, users can now upgrade or downgrade their storage at any time, ensuring they have sufficient space to store their valuable data.
The secure backup system offers end-to-end encryption, meaning no one, including Signal, can read the backups. This ensures that your personal conversations remain private and secure. As of September 2025, Signal has not officially announced a specific timeframe or rollout plan for making this feature available to all users globally.
The feature includes a free tier and a paid tier. The free tier allows for storage of up to 100 MiB of message data and the last 45 days of media. On the other hand, the paid tier, at $1.99 per month, offers storage up to 100 GB of encrypted data.
When a user enables secure backups, Signal generates a unique 64-digit recovery key. It is crucial for users to write down or store this key safely before activating the feature, as Signal cannot reset or recover it if it is lost.
Users will find an option to enable the feature in the app settings as it becomes available. It's important to note that messages that are set to disappear within 24 hours and view-once messages are not included in the backup.
For privacy-conscious users, the new secure backup option offers peace of mind by allowing them to protect their history without compromising Signal's principles. Payments for the paid tier are processed in a way that preserves privacy.
Signal does not see who pays or how much space each account is using, maintaining strong privacy protections while addressing a long-standing problem for Signal users. The secure backup system covers messages, media, contacts, settings, and other account data, providing a comprehensive solution for data safety.
As the secure backup feature is gradually rolled out to users, privacy-focused individuals can rest assured that their conversations and data are now more secure than ever before.
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