I’ve noticed something interesting about the UITextInputContextIdentifiers.plist file (pulled from an encrypted iOS backup) - in some cases, it identify’s a Signal contact by phone number, whereas others are only listed by a UID … anyone else aware o

Can someone please explain to me UITextInputContextIdentifiers.plist - It seems to identify some contacts by phone number but others by UID code?


I'm trying to get my head around the UITextInputContextIdentifiers.plist file and the way in which it identifies the contacts.

As you're probably all aware, its a common file (certainly on iOS) to *Whatsapp, Signal, iMessenger* etc etc, which lists the users that a communications app interacts with.


I've noticed however that there is some differences between different apps …

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