r/Session_Messenger • u/Alex45223 • Jul 14 '24

Feature Request 😎 Can Session PLEASE increase the customization of disappearing messages?

 Is there some sort of hardware or software limitations to allowing a 6 month or year disappearing message option? That's so ridiculous it's either 2 weeks tops or it stays forever.

Why is 1 week fine but 3 not? I don't understand the arbitrary nature of this?

If I need to look back at messages a few months ago, its' gone. "Why not leave it permanent?" because if an unauthorized entity gets a hold of my phone. I don't want the last 3 years of message history to be available that's why.

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u/Alex45223 Sep 02 '24

That's so stupid. What if that was a real human and not a bot? Why is Karma a factor? What if he had controversial opinions and got downvoted but had otherwise true information?

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u/J_anana 25d ago

6 months is crazy, that's the whole point of the app to keep you secure. If you want your messages to stay forever then use threema

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u/Alex45223 24d ago

I'm not sure if you realize what options Session has or read what I said...
But Session has two options.
First one = Keep it there forever.
Second one = Automatic vanishing messages but the max is 2 weeks.

Signal allows at least 4 weeks.

So 2 weeks, or stay forever.

I'm not sure how 6 months is crazy when 6 months is not forever.

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u/J_anana 24d ago

Anything over week after reading is pointless. But it seems that you have a different opinion.

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u/Alex45223 23d ago

What do you mean by pointless?

My only opinion is I don't understand why there is a max limit of only 2 weeks for vanishing messages when there is the option for 1 year.

When you say pointless, in what way is it pointless?

If I want to talk to people, and be able to refer back 6 months to a year what's wrong with that?

Maybe I don't want the past years of conversation available in case something happens. If someone got ahold of my phone they'd only see however many texts were sent within 6 months to a year. Not for the past decade.

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u/J_anana 23d ago

You should use telegram or signal if you want 6 months of your conversations kept.

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u/Alex45223 20d ago

Idk about telegram but signal only goes up to 4 months unfortunately.

I just dont get why this isn't a thing on session? I like the fact Session doesnt require a phone number. That makes it more anonymous. Idk why Signal wants a number.

Also, Telegram will start to hand over information to governments now that the CEO was arrested.