WhatsApp Is Back Testing New Feature To Make Cloud Backups Safer!

JAKARTA - Recently, WhatsApp has been diligently updating its application. This time around, WhatsApp is reportedly testing end-to-end encryption for backups stored on cloud storage.

It is known that WhatsApp does use end-to-end encryption on each user's chats, which makes it almost impossible for outsiders to access information from those chats.

However, quoted from Gizchina, Monday, July 19, this protection does not cover backups that users store in the cloud. By bringing protection to the latest version of WhatsApp Android 2.21.15.5, users don't have to worry if they want to save chat backups in the cloud.

To encrypt backups that are in the cloud, users must also provide extra security by using a password. But users should not forget the password they created, because if they forget, WhatsApp will not help restore access in any way. And as a result, users will permanently lose access to the cloud.

“To protect your encrypted backups, you need to create a password and use it when restoring the backup. Your encrypted backup cannot be restored if you lose your phone and forget your password", wrote WhatsApp's description of this feature in a screenshot by WABETAInfo.

Although it is still in beta, users can already use this feature by downloading the beta version of WhatsApp, or if you don't want to get involved with bugs, wait until this feature launches the public version.

WhatsApp is also testing the multi-device feature, where WhatsApp allows users to use the application running simultaneously on several devices. This capability is said to also support end-to-end encryption, regardless of the connected smartphone.