Where Does Silence Store Encrypted Texts on Android?
Where Silence keeps encrypted texts and keys on Android, and why no cloud backup can exist.
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Silence keeps encrypted SMS and MMS in app private storage on Android: message database plus identity keys together. There is no account and no server copy, so the phone is the whole archive.
Losing the phone without a device backup loses history permanently. Keys never leave the device, which protects privacy and blocks painless moves equally. Export important threads as screenshots before switching phones.
Where Silence stores this, by platform
/data/data/org.smssecure.silence/files
Encrypted texts and keys in private storage with no cloud copy. Device backup is the only mover. Screenshots beat file surgery for records.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Silence messages to a new phone?
Keep the same phone number and move the local database with device backup, then verify. Silence encrypts locally with keys on the device. Without the keys, copied databases open as noise.
Is there a Silence cloud backup?
By design there is none. Silence stores encrypted texts only on the two endpoints with no server copies. Losing both phones loses the history. Plan important records outside the app.
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