I’m aware of how to set up chat backups on Android, but this only makes local backups that you have to manually upload or copy.

I’m trying to find a solution where I can set and forget backups to the cloud.

My requirements are:

  1. It doesn’t require me exposing the rest of my file system/cloud storage to a third party app without scoping (filesync works, but doesn’t meet this criteria).
  2. It can upload directly to a cloud service

So far, no dice :/

Is there some workaround?

P.S. my potential solution is move Signal to my Shelter Work profile, where I do have filesync installed, but then I won’t have contacts access, which is a slight pain (and because I don’t want to create contacts in my work profile).

  • KekzkriegerEnglish
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    5 days ago

    So whats so important about chat messages that you actually.need to backup?

    i’m also sentimental about all that i’ve written with friends, but honestly i don’t really need to have it backed up.

    • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioEnglish
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      5 days ago

      That’s an entirely different question, but here’s a few reasons: chats with family members who are no longer alive, photos of newborn babies, birthday wishes, serial numbers, links to useful content, notes to self, etc. etc.

      Will life come to a sudden and laborious end with the loss of these, probably not. Would life be better if they continue to be accessible, for plenty of people, myself included, yes.