It’s been almost exactly a year since we last saw screenshots of an encrypted cloud backup feature for WhatsApp. Today we see a more extensive version of the tool, which provides a password-protected backup of your messages uploaded to Google Drive on Android and iCloud on iOS. Unfortunately, there is still no indication of when it will take effect.
The latest leak comes again from WABetaInfo, with four new screenshots: two on iOS, two on Android. According to the text in the interface, the password that unlocks the encrypted backup file is not accessible for the WhatsApp service. That means you should not lose it – if you do, there is no way to restore the backup.
As previously announced, @WhatsApp working on coding cloud backup.
The chat database and media are secure against unauthorized access if you use a password. The password is private and is not sent to WhatsApp.
It will be available in a future version for iOS and Android. pic.twitter.com/Lp06PaECBX– WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) March 8, 2021
WABetaInfo is an unofficial source, but it has been very reliable in the past. There are a lot of people waiting for this feature, so let’s hope it will be available sooner rather than later.
