WhatsApp is poised to discontinue “unlimited storage” for chat backups, achange that Google and the meta-owned app will notify users about inadvance.
The storage-limiting feature is currently present in the WhatsApp Businessbeta for Android 2.23.24.21 update, with plans to extend this alteration tobeta testers soon and eventually to all users next year, according toWaBetaInfo.
Once implemented, this modification will align WhatsApp’s backup featurewith iOS, allowing users to continue backing up data within the 15GB limitof their Google account or any additional storage subscription like theGoogle One plan.
This shift marks the end of unrestricted data backups for Android users,impacting those who have relied on the convenience of automated backups.
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Users reaching the storage limit will need to free up space to continuebacking up their chats, particularly affecting individuals heavily engagedin multimedia messaging, leading to larger backup file sizes.