Signal can now change phone numbers without deleting messages

The popular messaging app Signal uses the registered phone number. change ‘without losing conversations’ published the function. The company, which brought the founder of WhatsApp, Brian Acton, to the CEO seat vacant with the resignation of Moxie Marlinspike last month, was receiving harsh criticism from users due to the lack of the said feature.

Signal is protected by end-to-end encryption technology and matches users’ chats to phone numbers. However conversations not syncing in cloud. Therefore, when the phone number is changed, because existing messages matched old number It was deleted when switching to a new number.

Signal launched the change number feature

The messaging platform announced yesterday that users can now update their phone numbers without having to create a new account and lose conversations. In this context, Signal ‘Change Number’ added the feature and posted a short guide on how to make it work.

To change the phone number registered in your Signal account, you must have access to both the old and the new number. Also, Signal’s most up-to-date v5.30.6 and above for Android or v5.27.1 and higher for iOS versions must be installed on your phone. If you meet all the requirements, you can change your number by following the steps below:

• Open Signal and Settings > Account > Change Phone Number enter section.
• If you see a warning saying that you cannot undo the change, press the ‘Continue’ button to proceed.
• on demand your old and new number Enter the required fields.
• Then confirm the new number with the verification code. Finally ‘Change Number’ Click to finish the process.

After the change is complete, Signal will notify your contacts that you have switched to the new number. Without deleting your conversations with the previous number You can use your new account. If you do not have access to your old number, you cannot perform this action. You will have to start from scratch.