WhatsApp has finally released an update that said some time ago and that seemed would never come: the synchronization with Google Drive .
With more than 900 million active users , WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in the world. Beyond its security flaws and being slow to release updates, is still preferred by most users.
A few days ago, WhatsApp has begun to release a new feature: automatic synchronization with Google Drive where you can store a backup of your chat messages, videos and images . It is true that the application already had a local backup but not stored in the cloud so it was not too helpful because if the phone is lost or stolen, we lost the entire content of our chats.
With this new feature you'll be backing up chats, photos, voice and videos . And best of all, the process is very straightforward and simple. The first thing to do is add your Google account, choose how often you want to backup (daily, weekly, monthly) and if you want to store videos.
With more than 900 million active users , WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in the world. Beyond its security flaws and being slow to release updates, is still preferred by most users.
A few days ago, WhatsApp has begun to release a new feature: automatic synchronization with Google Drive where you can store a backup of your chat messages, videos and images . It is true that the application already had a local backup but not stored in the cloud so it was not too helpful because if the phone is lost or stolen, we lost the entire content of our chats.
How to Backup whatsapp images, videos to Google drive
To add this new feature to WhatsApp, you need not install or download any update, since this is a new function that is automatically added. Now, how do I know if I can avail google drive synchronizing facility? Well, testing. You will not receive any notification or warning so you'll have to check until (I know, it's not ideal but ...).With this new feature you'll be backing up chats, photos, voice and videos . And best of all, the process is very straightforward and simple. The first thing to do is add your Google account, choose how often you want to backup (daily, weekly, monthly) and if you want to store videos.
Note that synchronization with Google Drive is coming in updated form so it may take days (or even weeks) to reach your region. At the moment several users in the US and some European countries have started to receive the update.