Your iPhone will have your message history and your iPad will not have any previous history.

Reinstall Signal on your iPad which will clear your message history.

Install Signal on your phone and complete an account and message transfer.

If your iPad was a separate device, follow the steps below.If your iPad is a linked device, transferring messages to a phone is not supported.I previously used an iPad as a separate device, how do I link that to my phone? If you have a transparent or reverse proxy it needs to support websockets.

The underlying IPs are constantly changing, so it'd be hard to define accurate firewall rules.

Check firewall and network settings. If you have a VPN or firewall, make sure you allow *., *. and TCP port 443.

How do I set it up as a separate device?įollow steps on the support page to install as a separate device.

Make sure to select Add as New Device on the iPad to continue.

To use multiple devices, an iPad or Desktop must be linked as a new device.

Select 'Add as New Device' on your iPad to continue. Transfers move data to the new device which deletes it from the old device.

Account transfers move your account to the other device.

Copying message history to another device is not supported.

IOS I want to copy my message history to my other device.

Confirm your Signal number is registered and you can send and receive Signal messages.

Update to the latest version of Signal on your phone.

What if I see an error after scanning the QR code?

Capture a screenshot of the QR code and zoom in on it.

Increase the brightness of the monitor or laptop screen.

Move your phone further away or closer to the code.

After registering again, this phone will be connected and your other device will go offline. Tap on the 'Device no longer registered' banner to re-register Signal on your phone to make it the active device. How can I use Signal on this Android phone again? If you've set up another device, follow steps to resolve for your platform:Īndroid I set up Signal on another phone. Signal can only be used on one mobile device and up to five linked Signal Desktops.

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