WhatsApp chat historical past and media backups for Android customers are saved individually from their Google account cloud storage. With backups of the favored on the spot messaging app not taking on house on Google accounts, Android customers have had the good thing about further cloud space for storing out there for his or her photographs, movies, emails and different recordsdata. That’s going to vary. Google and WhatsApp have introduced that WhatsApp backups on Android will begin counting in the direction of Google Account cloud storage restrict beginning later this yr. Keep in mind, each private Google account comes with 15GB of free cloud storage. WhatsApp chat and media backups taking on space for storing on Google account would thus lower down the share reserved for different media and recordsdata on Android smartphones.
Google introduced the adjustments coming to WhatsApp backups on Android in its assist web page, stating that WhatsApp backups on Android will proceed to work, so long as customers have out there cloud space for storing on their Google accounts. “In the event you hit your storage restrict, you will must liberate house to renew backups by eradicating gadgets you don’t want,” the submit stated.
These adjustments to WhatsApp backup on Android units will begin rolling out to WhatsApp Beta customers in December, with a gradual rollout to all Android customers in early 2024. It is price noting, that different platforms like Apple’s iOS already rely WhatsApp chat and media backups towards cloud storage. iOS customers get 5GB free iCloud storage, with paid tiers of further storage beginning at Rs. 75 a month in India.
Google affords 15GB of free cloud storage for every account, shared throughout Google Drive, Google Photographs and Gmail. For extra storage, customers can subscribe to Google One, beginning at Rs. 130 a month, or Rs. 1,300 yearly, for the Primary tier that features 100GB of cloud storage. In its submit, Google additionally stated that it might quickly present eligible customers restricted, one-time Google One promotions. Each Primary and Customary (200GB) tiers are at present out there at discounted costs.
Google One subscriptions are at present out there at discounted costs
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Android customers may select to delete giant recordsdata like photographs and movies from their Google Photographs app to create further house on their Google account. Alternatively, they’ll additionally select to delete giant recordsdata straight inside WhatsApp, which might successfully delete these gadgets from cloud storage as properly. The following WhatsApp backup would thus take up lesser space for storing on Google account.
Modifications to WhatsApp backup on Android are solely coming to non-public Google accounts for now. Storage limits on Google Workspace subscription via work or college, is not going to be impacted presently, Google stated.
Earlier this yr, Meta introduced that WhatsApp customers on each Android and iOS will be capable of switch their chat historical past, together with media attachments, from an outdated cellphone to new cellphone with out the usage of any backup or cloud companies. The chat switch characteristic works by way of a QR code and lets customers switch chat historical past and media to a brand new cellphone with the identical OS.
In August, Google rolled out a Darkish Net Report characteristic for Google One subscribers on each Android and iOS. The software scans the darkish Net to examine for presence of private person info like names, handle, cellphone numbers, and electronic mail, and notifies Google One members of the privateness danger, permitting them to take required motion and keep warning whereas offering their info to varied on-line distributors.
