{"id":23737,"date":"2020-06-11T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T15:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2593570"},"modified":"2020-06-11T15:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T15:14:00","slug":"signal-can-now-transfer-your-chat-history-to-a-new-iphone-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/06\/11\/signal-can-now-transfer-your-chat-history-to-a-new-iphone-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Signal can now transfer your chat history to a new iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>Signal’s new transfer feature in action.<\/em> | Image: Signal<\/small><\/p>\n

Encrypted messaging app Signal now lets you transfer your account data, including your conversation history, to a new iPhone or iPad from your existing iOS device. The feature rolled out in the app’s version 3.9.1 update last week, but the company formally announced the new feature in a blog post published on Tuesday, which also outlines the steps of how the process works. “This is the first time that upgrading to a new device without losing any information has been possible on iOS,” according to Signal.<\/p>\n

The new process is an attempt to find a balance between convenience and security. The process works via a QR code, which your new device generates and your old device scans. Then, your devices establish a direct Wi-Fi connection (or Bluetooth if Wi-Fi isn’t available), and transfer your data through your local network without the data ever passing through a third-party cloud server. Because the transfer happens locally, even large transfers can be completed quickly, Signal says.<\/p>\n

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