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What OS? I've used the Signal desktop app on Windows paired to iOS for more than a year and have never once had to re-link.


Same on macOS + iOS. Years, in fact. Not once I had to re-link.


Yeah same. On my last PC I went a good two years or so without ever having to re-link. For my current Windows laptop, it's been about a year and I've never had to re-link.


I last used Signal desktop on Windows with Android a couple years ago for several months and never had to re-link.


It really depends on your usage patterns with Signal. Most of my Signal usage is on the iOS client. However, I occasionally use it on MacOS and rarely on Windows.

If I keep the MacOS client open and active every few days, it doesn't have to relink. If I don't open it for a while, I'll have to relink.


OS X. It's a feature of the app; if you don't use it for 30 days on that computer, it requires a re-link.


Same setup but paired to an Android device. More than a year, no re-linking that I can remember.


It's quite common on a Windows machine in our house. Not sure which version.


I've had Signal on a Win11 machine for about 4 months now and haven't had this come up.


I, however, get this regularly.




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