Google is working on a backup and restore feature in Google Messages, and we were able to activate it to show you how it works.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22249458

Google is working on a backup and restore feature in Google Messages, and we were able to activate it to show you how it works.

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Any ideas how it might restore the backup on signing in without needing your key afterward if it’s E2EE? Doesn’t this call into question their E2EE claims?

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Its Google’s version of E2EE. The key is “trust me bro” its encrypted.

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Probably part of the export or tied into your device or account fingerprint or something that counts as something you own

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That last screenshot is the reason why I think local backups should be an option.

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