All data of a client gets deleted after 30 days of inactivity.
If a device is a secondary device that is no problem, but as a primary device all relevant data for an account will be lost.
The relevant lines are here.
Steps to Reproduce
Create Account
Wait 30 days and do nothing
Actual Result:
All data on the device gets deleted and the device unlinks itself.
Expected Result:
On primary device the data should not be deleted. Further investigation is needed to see how the smartphone apps handle inactivity.\
Secondary devices can be unlinked, because there will be no data loss.
Platform Info
Signal Version:
v5.0.0
Operating System:
Linux * 5.12.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri, 28 May 2021 15:10:20 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Bug Description
All data of a client gets deleted after 30 days of inactivity. If a device is a secondary device that is no problem, but as a primary device all relevant data for an account will be lost. The relevant lines are here.
Steps to Reproduce
Actual Result:
All data on the device gets deleted and the device unlinks itself.
Expected Result:
On primary device the data should not be deleted. Further investigation is needed to see how the smartphone apps handle inactivity.\ Secondary devices can be unlinked, because there will be no data loss.
Platform Info
Signal Version: v5.0.0
Operating System:
Linux * 5.12.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri, 28 May 2021 15:10:20 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux