WahtsApp has been the number one messaging platform and with some improvements like these the messaging platform has been the choice of almost a billion WhatsApp users around the world. WhatsApp has from today introduced a new feature for Android users, WhatsApp will automatically back up and upload your chat history to Google Drive.
WhatsApp had a backup feature locally (on your smartphone or tablet) but there was no option to store or upload chat history to cloud, this was particularly useless, in case you lost your phone or accidently factory reset your device without backing up your data all the chat history will be gone. There were certain alternatives to backup data to Google Drive by using FolderSync which was not so easy for all customers to use.
If you are looking at How to set up Automatically Backing up data to Google Drive follow these steps:
Check for WhatsApp version first, as the only version which is supporting Google Drive backup support is – WhatsApp version 2.12.303.
- Go to Settings and then tap on Chats and Calls from the list
- Tap on Chat backup to activate it manually
- now you will be prompted to Sign in into your Google account
- This will allow WhatsApp to sync with Google Drive Storage of the Synced account
- You have to set the time of Backup to Google Drive like Daily, Monthly, Weekly only when I tap “Back up” or never.
- You should also tap on Backup Over – you will be getting the following options of WiFi and Wi-Fi or Cellular. It is better to tap on Wi-Fi only to help save your cellular data pack.
Now you have successfully set up your WhatsApp to Sync your Chats to Google Drive Automatically. To check your WhatsApp Chat file in Google Drive you need to go into the Settings of the web App and then Manage Apps. You will not be able to read the chat history from Google Drive. When you sign it through the same Google account you will be able to restore all the backup data in your new WhatsApp.
WhatsApp will automatically check for local backup files in your device and if no files are found it will check your Google Drive account and backup all the chat history stored in Google Drive. The messages database is downloaded first and then the media files like photos and videos are downloaded.
Source: Androidpolice.com
