WhatsApp Chat Backup is a handy feature for Android and iOS users. Anyone can back up their chats to Google Drive or iCloud with their registered account. This feature has been available for a long time, but WhatsApp always says that any chat/message saved on the cloud is not encrypted. The messaging app changed its stance to make chat backups end-to-end encrypted.
So, if you are wondering how this feature works, and how you can secure your important WhatsApp chat backups and secure them behind encryption, we have got you covered.
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Here is our detailed description of how you can enable end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp chat backup on your smartphone.
How to Enable End-to-End Encryption for WhatsApp Chat Backup
You can follow these steps on any Android phone with latest WhatsApp version to secure chat backup.
1. Open WhatsApp and go to Adjustment from the top-right three-dot menu, which is right next to Search Mark.
2. Seek Now chat option on this page and click on it
3. Scroll down to find chat backup option and tap on it
4. Just below the green back up button you will see end-to-end encryption backup option. WhatsApp seems to have disabled it by default, as the feature says Close in the menu.
5. On clicking the feature, WhatsApp opens a new screen where it talks about enabling end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp chat backup. It said, “Nobody, not even Google or WhatsApp, will be able to access it.” WhatsApp also tells you the current chat backup size on Google Drive, including media files.
press turn on Button to enable end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp chat backup.
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6. In the next step, WhatsApp wants the person to protect the end-to-end encrypted chat backup using a password or a 64-digit encryption key. Password can be created using 6 characters and 1 character. Or you can generate a 64 digit key, save it somewhere, as WhatsApp doesn’t have a copy of it. Press Continue to enable end-to-end encryption for your WhatsApp chat backup.
WhatsApp says you need to enable one of these, which will help you restore the backup.
WhatsApp gives a stern warning that if you forget the password/key or lose the phone, it cannot help you recover your chat backup.
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