The first paid sign feature adds encrypted media and the backup copies of the messages

Signal launches the first paid paid feature: the ability to make the encrypted backup from the end of your media history older than 45 days and record your text message for $ 1.99 per month.

“The media requires a lot of storage, storing and transferring large quantities of data expensive”, “Vice President of Engineering, Jim Olary, He says in a blog post. “As a non -profit institution that refuses to collect or sell your data, indicating that these costs are covered differently from other technical institutions that offer similar products but support themselves by selling ads and transferring data.”

The signal also launches free safe backup that saves your media out of the last 45 days. On this free layer, you will also be able to save your text messages in the past, and while you will be limited to providing 100 MB of messages, Signal expects that “it will be great enough for heavy signals to support the text of all their messages,” according to O’Learey.

“The backup archives are stored” without a direct link to a specific backup account or a signal user account. “You will use the recovery key to cancel your backup lock, but if you lose this key, the company” cannot help you restore it. “If you run safe backup, your device will make a new backup every day.

The feature is on the Beta Android app, iOS and iOS are launched and desktop support “soon”. Under the line, Signal plans to allow users to save the safe backup archive to “your choice”.