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WhatsApp actively working on feature that will let you export, import offline chat backups: Report


WhatsApp is actively working on a feature that will allow Android users to export and import their chat backups offline from Google Drive, a screenshot shared by WABetaInfo suggests. The backup mentioned here is said to include the entire chat history, pictures, videos, and other media files. The feature was first reported to be in development back in June of this year but the latest development on this update shows that WhatsApp is keen to roll out beta testing in the near future.

WhatsApp has rolled out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version to 2.22.20.10. Screenshots shared of WABetaInfo says, “If you exported a backup from your previous device, you can import it now.” This is the new/additional step you have to take when reinstalling WhatsApp on your phone or when you switch your handset. If you choose to import, it will start restoring your data from Google Drive to your device’s local storage.

This feature comes in handy when you don’t have a high-speed Wi-Fi or Internet connection. A local backup is automatically created by WhatsApp so you can export the backup for later import. Currently, there is no option to import local backups. WhatsApp prompts you to import a backup from the Google account associated with the device when you set it up on a new handset.

The feature of exporting and importing local backups is first discovery this early year. WABetaInfo has also report that WhatsApp backups on Google Drive will have limited storage allocation. This means that users will be allowed to import their chat backup if they reach a specific threshold on Google Drive and store the backed up data offline on their device. Users can also upload their chat backups to Google Drive when they have enough space.

It is not yet known if WhatsApp will provide similar functionality for WhatsApp for iOS after it was released for WhatsApp for Android. The WhatsApp feature tracker further notes that the feature is still in development, meaning it’s not ready to be released to beta testers yet. There is no information on the release date yet.




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