Do you like to save all your WhatsApp chats in Google Drive unlimited? Well, it is not for less, since this is one of the great differences between the Android WhatsApp and the iPhone WhatsApp. In case you didn’t know, backups from the Meta app don’t count against the 15 GB of free space that Drive offers you. But everything indicates that this function will come to an end.
And it is that a part of the WhatsApp code was leaked. There you can see that the application talks about limited storage plans for your chats in the Google cloud. That is why everything indicates that your WhatsApp backup can only occupy 15 GB of space in Drive . Stay on the web and discover all the details of the news!
You will have to pay if you want a backup of more than 15 GB for WhatsApp on Google Drive
This was revealed by WABetaInfo . The lines of code in the app that show a limitation for users’ file backups are these:
What will surprise you the most about the image is code 3. This one says “Google Drive almost full”. For its part, the line of code number 13 has the warning that everyone wants to avoid: “Google Drive limit reached” .
Therefore, as it was leaked a few months ago, it is more than clear that the WhatsApp backup will take up space on Google Drive.
Until now, it is not known how this change will be applied. On paper, there are two possibilities :
- That Google leaves you a free storage quota that is not included in the other 15 GB of Drive.
- But the ones in Mountain View may not offer you this option. Therefore, the WhatsApp backup would take up some of the free space in your Drive cloud . And in case your backup exceeds 15 GB, yes or yes you will have to pay to save more GB.
And what will happen to the backups you made before the change? Well, you can be calm, since these will not be deleted. However, if any are larger than 15 GB, they may stop syncing with your cloud . In case this happens to you, you will have to manage the files of the old backups so that they do not lose the option of being saved.
Undoubtedly, this change will give a 180-degree turn to the popularity of the big G app . Perhaps, the loss of the feature will cause people to use Google Drive alternatives for Android.
In any case, what do you think of this news? Tell us in the comments .
