The prominent messaging platform WhatsApp is set to stop rendering “unlimited storage” for chat backups in the near future.
Google, along with the meta-owned app, will notify its users in advance of their decision to remove the unlimited quota option for WhatsApp backups.
For now, the storage-limiting feature available on the WhatsApp Business beta for Android 2.23.24.21 update, but the two companies intend to roll out this change to beta testers soon, followed by everyone else next year, WaBetaInfo reported.
When implemented, this change will bring WhatsApp’s backup feature at par with that of iOS with the users being able to continue backing up their data without any extra cost — on condition that they have storage space available within the 15GB limit of their Google account or any other additional storage subscription such as Google One plan.
The end of limitless capacity for WhatsApp backups on Android will definitely affect users who have benefited from the convenience of automated and unrestricted data backups over the years.
Users who reach the aforementioned storage space limit will have to free up some space to continue backing up their chats.
The end of limitless capacity for WhatsApp backups on Android will definitely affect users who have benefited from the convenience of automated and unrestricted data backups over the years.
The shift is expected to be noticed most strongly by individuals who rely extensively on multimedia messaging, resulting in greater backup file sizes.
