WhatsApp now testing its encrypted cloud storage backup solution for iOS | Infinium-tech

In April, we learned that WhatsApp was developing a feature that would let its Android users back up their WhatsApp chats to its encrypted cloud storage. Now it is heard that the Meta-owned company is testing this feature on iOS also.

This has been revealed from the people here WABetaInfoWho discovered this development on beta version 26.28.10.16 of WhatsApp for iOS.

Right now, Android users can back up their chats to Google Drive, while iOS users can back up their chats to iCloud. This new feature allows Android and iOS users to choose between Google Drive/iCloud and WhatsApp’s cloud storage solution, which offers 2GB of free storage.

However, WhatsApp is also considering introducing paid storage options, with a 50GB cloud storage plan reportedly priced at $0.99/month.

WhatsApp users who back up their chats on WhatsApp’s encrypted cloud storage will have the option to secure their backups with a passkey, password, or a 64-digit encryption key. But it’s worth mentioning that chats backed up to WhatsApp’s cloud storage will be end-to-end encrypted by default, and the only way to turn off encryption would be to switch back to Google Drive (on Android) or iCloud (on iOS), as encryption is optional for these cloud storage solutions right now.

WhatsApp is still working on its encrypted cloud storage feature for Android and iOS, and it is unclear when it will be released publicly. But once its development is nearing completion, you can expect it to be available on the beta channel for beta users before it becomes available to everyone.

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