Signal released version 8.30, completing the rollout of its secure backups feature across Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. The update expands encrypted backup and restore options, while also adding cross-device transfer improvements and new storage efficiency controls. #Signal #Signal8.30
Keypoints
- Signal 8.30 completes the secure backups rollout on all supported platforms.
- Users can choose Signal-hosted backups or unlimited local on-device backups.
- Both backup types are encrypted and require a recovery key to restore data.
- Hosted backups add a rotating supplemental key inside a Trusted Execution Environment.
- The update improves media handling, restores missing attachments, and adds direct iPhone-to-iPhone transfer.