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WhatsApp begins to cancel the unlimited use of storage within Google Drive for backup, in a modification that was announced for a period of six months, but that takes several users by surprise.
This time, the change affects Android users who, from mid-2024, will have a space limit of 15 GB. Those on iOS had already suffered limitations that were even reduced to 5 GB.
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The Meta product is linked to a Gmail account in which all the files and data from the application’s chats are hosted. This is a vital function when migrating from mobile phones or when they fail.
“If you exceed that limit, you must free up space in your Google account to resume backups,” indicated a WhatsApp statement at the end of 2023, where it announced the modification. “This change will be implemented for users of the Beta version starting in December 2023, and will gradually be extended to all WhatsApp users on Android throughout the first half of 2024,” the text added.
What are the solutions
The first step in a Drive capacity situation is to pay for extra gigabytes. Google offers this option in what represents a less close relationship between both giants and the eventual entry into premium mode of some 2,000 million users.
On a basic 100 GB plan, Google charges $1.99 per month. In the case of the Standard 200 GB plan, the value is $2.99 per month.
The legend that is presented in the Backup section by entering from a smartphone.
Another level within the law is to use a second Gmail account dedicated exclusively to WhatsApp backup. The choice of which account houses the backup is made by going to Settings > Chats > Backup.
Illustrative image. Credit: Annegret Hilse/Reuters
From the Help Center of the messaging application they also recommend: If you exceed that limit, you must free up space in your Google account to resume backups. You can see how much storage is currently being used and review the options from this link.
How to activate WhatsApp backup
The WhatsApp backup is one of the key tools to protect work items or personal memories.
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To do this you have to go to more options > Settings > Chats > Backup > Save to Google Drive. There you can choose the option to make a scheduled copy or immediately.
The section allows you to edit the Google Account, the Frequency, the inclusion of videos or the use of mobile data to complete the copy.
Illustrative image. Credit: Given Ruvic/Reuters
“If you don’t want to back up chats to your Google account, you can transfer your chats between Android devices using WhatsApp chat transfer,” Meta clarifies in the Help Center of its application.
