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WhatsApp working on encrypted chat backups for iCloud and Google Drive

The feature is still under development and there is no release date available as of now, said the WABetaInfo in a post published on Twitter

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BS Web Team New Delhi
WhatsApp is working on password-protected, encrypted chat backups for iCloud and Google Drive, according to WABetaInfo -- a WhatsApp features tracker. The feature is still under development and there is no release date available as of now, said the WABetaInfo in a post published on Twitter.

WhatsApp allows its users to backup and store chats history on the device and online on cloud storages – Google Drive for Android and iCloud for iPhone users. While the conversations and chats on the instant messaging platform are end-to-end encrypted, the backup stored on iCloud or Google Drive is not. Hence, WhatsApp seems

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