• TheMurphy@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Ehm, they don’t show up magically.

    You have to backup directly to your new phone, otherwise it won’t get transfered.

    I just did this, and I can 100% confirm that not backuped data won’t go to the new phone.

    • killeronthecorner@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Which is also exactly how Signal works too; I migrated both two days ago. Process was virtually identical.

      I much prefer Signal, but can’t judge WhatsApp to harshly on this tbh.

        • NicoCharrua@lemmy.ca
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          8 months ago

          Doesn’t necessarily have to be the same. Afaik the signal protocol is for sending messages, not for transferring backups of chats.

          Whatsapp actually lets you back up all your chats, unencrypted, to Google Drive or iCloud. Definitely not the same as Signal.

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      8 months ago

      Also when logging in on the website version on pc, you need to keep whatsapp open on your phone to sync old messages and media to your pc if you want to be able to see them there.

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      8 months ago

      Thanks. I stand corrected. I was one of those that paid $1 for life when WhatsApp was a new kid on there block but haven’t used it since news broke that Facebook acquired them like a decade ago. At the time, you had a new phone, your messages would transfer. Dunno how it is today after all those years but seems to be similar to Signal.

      Based on the stories coming up on Facebook and their lack of moral / humane boundaries I still won’t trust them not to have access to a private key when their app is so invasive. Their whole model is based on behind the curtain trafficking.