Messenger service relies on competitors who have a very important advantage.
WhatsApp added end-to-end encryption to chats as a standard five years ago. Thanks to this security measure, about 100 billion messages are currently protected per day, with more than two billion users sending each other every 24 hours on average. Now the messaging service finally offers end-to-end encrypted backups. However, it is not activated by default. The rollout of the new update is already underway. So the new functionality should land on the smartphones of all users within the next few days.
Google Drive and iCloud
All WhatsApp users who attach great importance to security and who (want) to save their conversations outside of their smartphone should definitely activate the new security function. Specifically, end-to-end encrypted backups are available for Google Drive (Android) and iCloud (iPhone).
Read along and reach the impossible
Users can now secure their uploaded chats with either a password or a 64-digit encryption code. If you use this end-to-end encryption, neither WhatsApp nor your backup provider (Google or Apple) will be able to read your secure chats or access the key required for unlocking, according to the Facebook subsidiary in a blog entry.
So funktioniert´s
The new security functionality is currently only available in the latest version of WhatsApp. Anyone who has already received the update can use it right away. Encrypted end-to-end backups are activated on iPhone and Android smartphones as follows:
- Settings To open
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employment Chats > Chat backup > End-to-end encrypted backup Faucet
- “Continue” Select and follow the instructions to create a password or key.
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employment “complete” Click and wait for WhatsApp to create an end-to-end encrypted backup.
Advantage over competition
With the new security feature, WhatsApp also interacts with competitors who have received too many visitors in recent months. According to their own information, they stand out with the new information. “No other global messaging service of comparable size offers such a high level of security in terms of text, voice, media, video calls and chat backups to its users.WhatsApp permission.
