WhatsApp has a very special feature coming up. This makes WhatsApp chat backups safer. Currently WhatsApp Chat is encrypted and this messaging app can be locked with a password. However, WhatsApp Chat’s cloud backups are not encrypted or password protected. WhatsApp is now bringing password protected and encrypted chat backups for iCloud and Google Drive. The website WAbateinfo, which tracks WhatsApp’s features in its report, says.
Your WhatsApp chat backup is protected by a password
WAbetainfo said in its report that this new feature of WhatsApp is working. In this new feature, users will be able to protect their WhatsApp chat backups using a password. This means that no person can access their chat backups. WABetainfo has shared some screenshots of this new feature of WhatsApp, which shows that iOS and Android users get this feature.
• The chat database is already encrypted (excluding media), but the algorithm is reversible and is not end-to-end encrypted.
Android native Android backups are compatible with this feature.Chat DB and media are encrypted using a password you only know. https://t.co/WAliLUnF18
– WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) March 8, 2021
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A password of at least 8 characters
A screenshot shared by WAbetainfo, ‘You can set a password to block someone’s access to your iCloud Drive Backup, which is used to encrypt future backups.’ When your squat shot restores your chat backup, it tells you that you need a password. In the app, users will be asked to select a password that is at least 8 characters long, to verify their phone number. Another screenshot states that WhatsApp does not help recover forgotten passwords.
