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WhatsApp is working on a feature that could let iPhone users back up their chats without using Apple's iCloud. The change would introduce WhatsApp's own cloud backup service, giving users another way to store and restore their conversations.
Currently, the chat backup of iPhones is connected to iCloud, and one needs sufficient iCloud storage space. The new system may prove beneficial to those users who find themselves running out of storage space or who wish not to depend upon Apple's cloud storage services.
The new system was found in WhatsApp's beta for iPhone by WABetaInfo. Although it is still in its development stage and not yet accessible to beta testers, the images show that people may have the option of deciding which cloud service will back up their chat.
As per the reports, WhatsApp will provide 2GB of free cloud storage, and more plans may be available in the future if there is an extra requirement for storage from the user's side. Chat backups on the WhatsApp cloud will also be end-to-end encrypted as in the case of the previous backup facility provided by WhatsApp.
WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, has yet to announce its availability and release date. It can help iPhone users to manage their chats’ backups and make them less dependent on iCloud for storing chat backups.
