Signal’s secure message backups arrive on iOS

The signal is Launch secure backups on iOSallowing you to save your messages and restore them if your phone is lost or broken. With the free version of the feature, you can store up to 100MB of text messages, as well as up to 45 days of photos, videos, GIFs, and files.

There’s also a $1.99 per month option that can back up all your text messages, plus up to 100GB of media after the 45-day limit. signal Secure Backups was launched for the first time On Android devices in September, it stores your messages and media using end-to-end encryption. You can access your backup using a 64-character recovery key generated on your device, although Signal notes that it can’t help you restore the code if you lose it.

To enable secure backupsHead over to Settings Menu and selection Backups. From there, press Prove > Enable backups Then write down or store your recovery key. Once you confirm your recovery key, you can choose between the free or paid plan. Signal will then start storing your messages and media.

Signal plans to bring secure backups to its desktop app as well, and will eventually allow you to transfer your encrypted message history between Android, iOS, and desktop.