Why is adding #Signal to a new PC and to a new phone such hugely different experiences?
I can just install the app on a PC, open it, log in, and get all my messages over there in an instance.
On a phone, on the other hand, I have to switch over my account, so it stops working on the first phone, and then have to go trough an extremely slow transfer of my old messages.
I understand most people only have one phone, but the difference seems weird, no? Especially the difference in message sync
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2026-03-13 08:40:31 UTC
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