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@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ Making these status and priority optional isn't a solution either because Conversations is trying to get rid of old behaviours and set an example for other clients. +#### How do I backup / move Conversations to a new device? +On the one hand Conversations supports Message Archive Management to keep a server side history of your messages so when migrating to a new device that device can display your entire history. However that does not work if you enable OMEMO due to its forward secrecy. (Read [The State of Mobile XMPP in 2016](https://gultsch.de/xmpp_2016.html) especially the section on encryption.) + +If you migrate to a new device and would still like to keep your history please use a third party backup tool like [oandbackup](https://github.com/jensstein/oandbackup) or ```adb backup``` from your computer. It is important that your deactivate your account before backup and activate it only after a succesful restore. Otherwise OMEMO might not work afterwards. + #### Conversations is missing a certain feature I'm open for new feature suggestions. You can use the [issue tracker][issues] on |