r/signal • u/Severe_Stranger_5050 • 6d ago

Feature Request Disable donate button for subscriptions?

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I’m a paying customer at signal, I have a subscription for backups. (Which is nice)

So why am I still getting popups asking for more money ?

If the subscription for backup isn’t enough to make a profit, raise the subscription price by a dollar, in stead of nagging me about it.

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u/Clogish 6d ago

and gimme a sticker for paying the sub too.

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u/lajawi 6d ago

There’s a badge you get for subscribing, and a month long badge you get when donating, that depends on the amount.

Special sticker set would be amazing tho

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u/TurbulentPin8095 6d ago

a subscriber badge or something would actually be nice

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u/lajawi 6d ago

There is a subscriber badge!

EDIT: for donations or donations as a subscription.

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u/Clogish 6d ago

But not for people paying monthly for the paid service.

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u/EmilieEasie 6d ago

Lol I didn't know that was a thing, how annoying. I've donated before but never subscribed. I don't really need backups so they just haven't offered me any features I'd be willing to sub for

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u/Severe_Stranger_5050 6d ago

Happy cakeday 🎁

Yeah I thought it was a bit annoying too.
But for me the subscription actually makes sense, because I’m not on either google nor apples built in backup solution.

And I like the backups
Once lost all my photos from me and my GF’s chat, was a bit gutting

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u/EmilieEasie 6d ago

Thank youuu!

My husband is the same way, really into having old conversations available. I'm just not sentimental that way!

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u/Severe_Stranger_5050 6d ago

Im not that sentimental, and I oftentimes purge my discord, facebook and Reddit accounts… But my girlfriend sends me nudes over signal, and I want to have them forever

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u/EmilieEasie 6d ago

See, if I get something I want to save, I do LOL.

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u/Severe_Stranger_5050 5d ago

And my dumb ass just thought everything would stay in signal on my phone
And then
It didn’t 😅

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u/EmilieEasie 5d ago

You poor thing 😅 but you'll make a new nudes collection!

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u/3_Seagrass Verified Donor 6d ago

This sounds like an XY problem. Why not just save the nudes somewhere else besides Signal? Then they don’t need to live in Signal and you don’t need to pay for extra backup storage. 

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u/3_Seagrass Verified Donor 6d ago

Signal has always been supported by donations from donors big and small. The backup feature is not designed to turn a profit; the pricing reflects at most a very small profit, and the rest goes to that cloud storage and other maintenance costs. 

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u/DebbieDeb1_ 16h ago

Can someone explain Signal? I thought it was intended for the army? And it was safe? Is this true?

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u/Chongulator Volunteer Mod 15h ago

Signal is the gold standard for secure civilian communication.

Signal wasn't intended for the army, but many deployed military use it to safely communicate with family back home.

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u/DebbieDeb1_ 10h ago

Thank you so much for seeing my post and answering!!

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u/Severe_Stranger_5050 6d ago

I used to donate from time to time

But I thought it was more convenient with a subscription (and bonus I get some storage)
And now I’m a paying customer who still gets nagged

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u/chinchillon 6d ago

and give me backup for free if i am a donator. i donate more than people with the subscription give. i feel left out not getting backups while paying more.

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u/22Megabits 6d ago

Why not subscribe then?

As for why they can’t give you storage, I think that might violate something in Apple’s policy.

Apple doesn’t take a cut of donations but they do take a cut of subscriptions (30% for the first year you’re subscribed).
If the company is a registered non-profit donations are given fully to the developer.

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u/chinchillon 6d ago

I am not an apple user. Why would this effect me?

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u/22Megabits 6d ago

Google Play doesn’t charge for donations to non-profits either

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u/SiteRelEnby 6d ago

I donate because I don't need paid backups, so it's more money to them with less technical complexity. Plus I get a profile badge.

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u/3_Seagrass Verified Donor 6d ago

They’ve been explicit about why they can’t and won’t give backups to donors. If you receive in-app perks for donating, it is no longer a donation. Apple and Google take that distinction seriously and that could potentially jeopardize Signal’s status in the Play and App stores.  

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u/Avanchnzel User 3d ago

If you expect something in return for a donation, it's not a donation.

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u/huzzam 2d ago

so reduce your monthly donation by $2 and subscribe to backups. done.