You can now change your Signal phone number and keep your chats

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• You can now change your Signal phone number without needing to abandon your chat history.
• Porting your data to a new number is as easy as porting data to a new phone.
• There’s even an alert in chats that will tell your friends you’ve switched numbers.

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If you’re a Signal user, you’ve likely had to deal with porting your data to a new phone. Signal offers a tool that easily exports your encrypted chat history, allowing you to then import it on your new device.

See also: WhatsApp vs Telegram vs Signal

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