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    Phone and Tablet Tips

    Nov 17, 2021 3 minutes

    ANDROID & iOS

    Encrypt your chat backups in WhatsApp

    WhatsApp encrypts your messages automatically so that nobody except you and the people you’re talking to can read them. Previously, this encryption didn’t apply to its ‘Chat backup’ feature, which saves your conversations to Google Drive or iCloud so you can restore them if you buy a new phone, or reset your device, but thankfully that’s now changed.

    The latest version of WhatsApp for Android () and iOS () adds the ability to encrypt your chat backups so you can

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