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		pkulak on April 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Corrupt Signal DB issue crashing App and losing da... Does it matter? Signal messages are meant to disappear. They live only on your device and the developers would rather build in sketchy crypto payments than any kind of automated backup.

sneak on April 17, 2021 [–]

Yes it matters and no, they are not meant to disappear arbitrarily.

pkulak on April 17, 2021 | [–]

Anything that's not backed up is meant to disappear arbitrarily.

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