WhatsApp backup on Google Drive is now free Comments

• AnonF-1006353
• JBi
• 17 Apr 2024

Aged like milk, just like anything google touches

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• Anonymous
• Nug
• 05 Nov 2018

Anonymous, 18 Aug 2018No. iPhone users use iCloud to backup their whatsApp messages, not Google Drive.i lost my phonei want to recover it back.

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• Anonymous
• TK0
• 18 Aug 2018

Rizwan, 16 Aug 2018this option not available in iphone ?No. iPhone users use iCloud to backup their whatsApp messages, not Google Drive.

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• OwnFix3
• bEL
• 17 Aug 2018

Facebook and Google in a mutual partnership to suck user data.

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• AnonD-594740
• 8{c
• 17 Aug 2018

letsbereasonable, 16 Aug 2018Yes it's important to note that it's not encrypted while in backup state on google drive. This... moreDirectly from the app no, its not encrypted. From the icloud backup yes it is.

Although, you need to do a full restore in order to use the icloud one.

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• letsbereasonable
• xkI
• 16 Aug 2018

Yes it's important to note that it's not encrypted while in backup state on google drive. This is also unfortunately true on iOS. From whatsapp's website: "Media and messages you back up aren't protected by WhatsApp end-to-end encryption while in iCloud."

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• tennyson1
• PA7
• 16 Aug 2018

gjulivan, 16 Aug 2018just read the FAQ.. https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000019/?category=5245251 "Import... moreJust remember (2), if the product is FREE, then YOU are the product...! Huahahaha....

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• Anonymous
• yAK
• 16 Aug 2018

gjulivan, 16 Aug 2018just read the FAQ.. https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000019/?category=5245251 "Import... moreJust remember, nothing is free in this world lol. Anything that sounds too good to be true, it normally is. Probably if you buy a Pixel phone then it is encrypted haha.

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• Rizwan
• nCf
• 16 Aug 2018

this option not available in iphone ?

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• Vish
• bEM
• 16 Aug 2018

Saved me 13MB. Thanks

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• H-1
• 3y}
• 16 Aug 2018

gjulivan, 16 Aug 2018just read the FAQ.. https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000019/?category=5245251 "Import... moreNever used Google drive to backup my data unless it's compressed, encrypted, and split over two cloud services.

I don't want my data to be used for AI drone training.

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• abubasim
• Let
• 16 Aug 2018

gjulivan, 16 Aug 2018just read the FAQ.. https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000019/?category=5245251 "Import... moreYou beat me to it.

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• abubasim
• Let
• 16 Aug 2018

Keep in mind that the end-to-end encryption for your chats are of less value if you're storing backups of these online. The backups are not encrypted. Maybe government intelligence services are paying Google to offer free Google Drive backups for WhatsApp users?

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• gjulivan
• Uqm
• 16 Aug 2018

just read the FAQ..
https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/28000019/?category=5245251

"Important: Media and messages you back up aren't protected by WhatsApp end-to-end encryption while in Google Drive."

so it's an exchange of data then?

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• George
• n1V
• 16 Aug 2018

Take that iOS!

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• Foo
• GQi
• 16 Aug 2018

Another way by which the big G can read all chats

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