The world’s most popular instant messaging application, WhatsApp, came to the fore a few months ago with the issue that the backed up chats would also be end-to-end encrypted. This feature was important because users would now have secured their chat backups as well. Now, there has been a new development on this issue. Mark Zuckerberg announced that the feature that has been working on for a while is ready to use.
The new feature, developed according to the statements made by Mark Zuckerberg, will create a new layer of security for chats backed up on Google Drive or iCloud. With this optional feature, users will be able to encrypt the chats they back up outside of WhatsApp servers. In this way, both Google and Apple will be unable to access users’ messages. WhatsApp and Facebook? They’ve had access to messages for a long time, even if they refuse.
Users will get the new feature in stages
According to the statements made by Mark Zuckerberg, WhatsApp’s ready-to-use feature is a world first. According to Zuckerberg, no other messaging app in the world offers users such a comprehensive layer of security. However, Zuckerberg said that this feature may not be available to all users at the same time. End-to-end encryption for chat backups will be delivered to users in stages. So how can this feature be used?
How are WhatsApp backups end-to-end encrypted?
- Step #1: Enter the settings menu.
- Step #2: Tap “Chats” then “Chat Backup”.
- Step #3: Tap the “End-to-End Encrypted Backup” option.
- Step #4: Tap “Continue” and create password.
- Step #5: After tapping “Done” wait for the backups to be end-to-end encrypted.
How to remove end-to-end encryption on Whatsapp chat backups?
- Step #1: Enter the settings menu.
- Step #2: Tap “Chats” then “Chat Backup”.
- Step #3: Tap “End-to-End Encrypted Backup”.
- Step #4: After tapping “Close”, enter the password you created and tap “Close” again.
Note: While the new feature of WhatsApp is useful, keep in mind that if you forget the password you will create for encryption, you will never be able to access the chat backup again.
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