WHATSAPP has revolutionised how people connect with their contacts. The popular chat app has now addressed the long-standing problem of recovering deleted messages. Here is how to backup WhatsApp chats.
A statement on the message platform reads: “WhatsApp chat histories aren’t stored on our servers.
You can use our iCloud backup feature to back-up and restore your chat history
“We can’t retrieve any deleted messages for you.
“You can use our iCloud backup feature to back up and restore your chat history.
“Media and messages you back up aren’t protected by WhatsApp end-to-end encryption while in iCloud.”
How to use WhatsApp iCloud backup:
To make a manual backup of your chats users should navigate to WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > Back Up Now.
Users can also enable automatic, scheduled backups by selecting Auto Backup and then selecting your backup frequency.
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This will back-up chats and any associated media to their iCloud account.
Users have the option to include or exclude videos from the backup.
It is important to know this WhatsApp iCloud backup process can a long time to complete, depending on your internet connection and size of the backup.
Requirements for the WhatsApp iCloud backup:
Users must be signed in with the Apple ID you use to access the iCloud recovery.
iOS 7 or later and iCloud Drive must be turned on for iOS 8 and later: .
Documents and Data must be activated for iOS 7.
There must be sufficient free space on both your iCloud and iPhone.
Users must have at least 2.05 times the space available in their iCloud account and phone than the backup’s actual size.
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