It asks to verify pin once a month. Which I think is fair, since it can help you recover from a lockout / transfer your device.
Even that is too annoying. OK, I just realized there’s a way to turn off reminders. Trust me bro, I’m not gonna forget. I’m a big boy.
backups are important, but they can also be disabled
Ah! YES! Thanks! I just poked around deeper in the settings and disabled them. Backups are not important to me. I don’t want to backup my messages.
I have never been asked to verify my recovery key.
Maybe it’s because I had backups on? Let’s see if this popup goes away.
Donating to open source projects is important, as it’s a large portion of their funding.
Agreed. Which is why I donate to them… And I still get the popups! I’m already a donor, leave me alone.
Overall, I want to give my attention to my messages, not to Signal. Leave me alone. Let me message people. I don’t want to be nagged. WhatsApp doesn’t nag people nearly as much. I know Signal is overall better, but user annoyances like the excessive popups makes it harder for me to try to convince normal people to use Signal.
Even that is too annoying. OK, I just realized there’s a way to turn off reminders. Trust me bro, I’m not gonna forget. I’m a big boy.
Ah! YES! Thanks! I just poked around deeper in the settings and disabled them. Backups are not important to me. I don’t want to backup my messages.
Maybe it’s because I had backups on? Let’s see if this popup goes away.
Agreed. Which is why I donate to them… And I still get the popups! I’m already a donor, leave me alone.
Overall, I want to give my attention to my messages, not to Signal. Leave me alone. Let me message people. I don’t want to be nagged. WhatsApp doesn’t nag people nearly as much. I know Signal is overall better, but user annoyances like the excessive popups makes it harder for me to try to convince normal people to use Signal.
The reminder is a good idea. Maybe tone it down to every 3 months after a year. Although, I don’t think it’s that big a deal.