Now you will have to pay for this work on Whatsapp, till now it was free!

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Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp has finally ended free chat backup and now users will have to pay for it. WhatsApp started this change with beta users, although discussions about this have been going on since last year.

In short, WhatsApp has now started using Google Drive for backup. Earlier, Google Drive was used for unlimited chat backup, but now, the storage for chat backup will be in the same Google Drive storage linked to your Gmail account, which provides 15 GB of storage for Google Photos, Drive and WhatsApp chat backup. Does. If your Gmail account has limited storage and your WhatsApp chats are too many, you will need to purchase additional storage. You may need to choose a Google One plan.

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WhatsApp users are now getting notifications from Meta for this change. The notification reads, "Back up your chats and media to your Google account's storage. You will be able to restore it after installing WhatsApp on your new phone." This notification is currently available on Android beta version 2.24.3.21. You can also manage the storage by going to Google Drive storage.

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Free WhatsApp Chat Backup Options:

If you want to continue with free chat backup on WhatsApp, you will need to upload small files to Google Drive. Additionally, it is necessary to delete unnecessary photos and videos. In simple words, you need to free up space in your Google Drive storage. Another option is to opt for chat backup for text only, excluding videos and photos.