Jolla Phone : First Experiences, Pros and Cons

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There is a forum thread about that, I’ll see if I can find that again tomorrow.

Short version:

  • Create local backup in signal on the old phone (write down the encryption key!).
  • Copy over the backup folder to the new phone (or use an SD card). You may need to do some chmod/chown.
  • Restart AppSupport. Then open Signal on the new phone and go through the registration process. It will prompt you to select the backup file location.

@jwalesch I was thinking of these threads:

Turns out I was confusing Signal with Whatsapp, the latter is more picky about UID/GIDs but Signal is straightforward because it has a proper backup/restore function built-in. Just put in an SD card, point Signal on your old phone to backup there, then put the SD card in your new phone, start Signal and it should ask if you want to restore.

Good luck!

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