Changing phones without losing anything

What it is

You move to a new phone, even from Android to iPhone and vice versa, your ERERE identity, people, conversations and settings.

Why it exists

The relationships you build in the community are yours and must stay with you, whatever phone you choose.

How it works for you

• With the old phone in hand: the new one shows a code; you enter it on the old one, compare the fingerprint, confirm. Everything travels encrypted, even without internet.
• If the old one is lost: with the recovery code and access to your account you get everything back from the last backup.

The code can also be scanned with the old phone's camera: nothing to copy.

What you give

The care to keep your recovery code somewhere safe.

What you get

Continuity: your contacts keep recognising you.

What you choose

When to move; whether to keep automatic backup on.

Honest limits

One identity, one phone: after the move the old phone wipes itself. Anyone who gets your recovery code and your account access can read your ERERE: protect both.

Where it stands

Tested in the browser (moving across three phones) and on a real server (restoring with the code).