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Soon, WhatsApp backups won't eat into your Google Drive space
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SME Times News Bureau | 17 Aug, 2018
Google is making life easy for WhatsApp users as starting this November,
1.5 billion users of this popular instant messaging platform will be
able to back up their data on Google Drive without worrying about
storage space.
"Starting November 12, 2018, WhatsApp backups will
no longer count towards the Google Drive storage quota," WhatsApp said
in an update on its FAQ page.
Until now, WhatsApp backup data counted towards the space one had on Google Drive.
According
to a report in The Verge on Thursday, unlike other texting apps that
store messages on their servers, Facebook-owned WhatsApp requires users
to back up their messages to another company's Cloud service to sync
chats between phones.
Apple users have their messages stored in iCloud, while Android users have always used Google Drive, it added.
WhatsApp
also warned that with the November update, backups that have not been
updated in more than one year will be automatically removed from Google
Drive storage.
"To avoid the loss of any backups, we recommend
you manually back up your WhatsApp data before November 12, 2018,"
WhatsApp said.
Backing up your chats and media to Google Drive
is helpful because when you change Android phones or get a new one, your
chats and media remain transferable.
"We recommend connecting
your phone to Wi-Fi prior to backing up your chats via Google Drive, as
backup files can vary in size and consume mobile data, causing
additional charges," WhatsApp said.
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