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gardnr ◴[08 Sep 25 18:22 UTC] No.45171893[source]▶
I am happy to see Signal charging for premium features.

From a product perspective, being able to switch between two iOS devices without a 3rd iOS device shouldn’t be a premium feature.

Please consider enabling local backup and restore for a single Signal instance on iOS.

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palata ◴[08 Sep 25 22:44 UTC] No.45175094[source]▶
> being able to switch between two iOS devices without a 3rd iOS device

I have moved Signal from an iOS device to a new iOS device multiple times. Why do you need a 3rd one?

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gardnr ◴[09 Sep 25 02:35 UTC] No.45176740[source]▶
I have two phone numbers.
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palata ◴[09 Sep 25 08:56 UTC] No.45179383[source]▶
On the same iOS device? I didn't know that iPhones supported multiple SIMs!
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Y-bar ◴[09 Sep 25 12:39 UTC] No.45181140[source]▶
It's eSIM: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/119606
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palata ◴[09 Sep 25 14:55 UTC] No.45182788[source]▶
Still, didn't know it was possible to have multiple numbers on the same iPhone :D
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gardnr ◴[09 Sep 25 19:10 UTC] No.45187170[source]▶
It's been a very pro-user development. You can buy an eSIM using an app these days. So when you travel, you can just download an eSIM for the country you are visiting if your home provider doesn't offer competitive international packages.
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palata ◴[09 Sep 25 21:04 UTC] No.45189100[source]▶
I must have been living under a rock, I didn't know that.

So you're saying that I can buy a cheap eSIM for just a couple weeks in a country? Don't they require to verify my identity and all that?

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1. gardnr ◴[09 Sep 25 22:11 UTC] No.45190024[source]▶
I don’t know how it works but I would guess that the KYC stuff happens with the resellers (who make the apps). So the resellers have some due diligence of identity verification then they make some guarantees to the telcos. Otherwise, it would be a vector for scams and crime.