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		haffenloher on Feb 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You can change your number It does not proxy through your phone. After the initial setup, you can switch off your phone and the desktop client will work just fine.

Yeroc on Feb 8, 2022 [–]

Except (unless something has changed very recently) you can't backup/restore your chat history to a new desktop client... Security over general usability.

pseudalopex on Feb 8, 2022 | [–]

You can back up. Not restore though. The database key is in the config file.

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