Odd: I'm a loyal donor to #Signal but for the full online backup, I would have to pay through Google Play #NoThanks #NoGoogle
Incremental local backup is still a dream
https://community.signalusers.org/t/some-form-of-incremental-backup/12047
Some form of incremental backup

[Y] I have searched open and closed issues for duplicates Issue Description Background I use signal for most messaging, and most are not needing expiry dates. Specifically, having a long history is beneficial. This history includes many images. The result of this is that my Signal backup file is now 2.57GB in size, with each file having a different name. Problem It is now very slow to backup. It impacts available storage (or the number of backups that can be kept). Copying backup files to clo...

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also a hairy moment when transferring to my new phone: it failed (because of Samsung's aggressive battery management).
In typical #Signal fashion, an issue was reported years ago and never fixed https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/12423