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They do and have done for years now. There’s been a files app since 2017. They’ve had Advanced Data Protection available for iOS backups since 2022. Signal has just been lazy and found maintaining the Android backups to be a pain, so they refused to implement it for iOS.


ADP is off by default (this is why iMessage isn’t really e2ee), and importantly, isn’t available in all countries.

I believe in the UK you are legally barred from having access to iCloud ADP.


> I believe in the UK you are legally barred from having access to iCloud ADP.

Apple are still busy fighting the UK government on it in closed-court.

Apple-bashers can continue their hate, but give Apple their due:

    1. they are going in all guns blazing fighting the UK government instead of rolling over
    2. if they succeed, I think they well-deserve the credit.




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