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FBI Extracts Suspect’s Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification Database
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this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2026
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Signal doesn't send anything in the payload. They just use it to wake the phone up and then download all messages that are waiting to be delivered through the usual encrypted means. All Google knows is that something happened at that time. They don't know anything else.