Starting November, WhatsApp backups will not count against Google Drive storage quota.
The Facebook-owned company has announced its partnership with Google, and the policy will go into effect from November 12, 2018 to be precise. WhatsApp also said that backups that have not been updated in more that a year will automatically be removed from storage. So, does this mean that your WhatsApp backups will automatically be deleted from Google Drive? The answer is no, as long as you update your WhatsApp data manually.
WhatsApp Android users will need to manually backup their WhatsApp data on Google Drive before November 12 to avoid loss of any WhatsApp data that is already on your Drive. To refresh existing backups, one will need to back up before October 30, 2018.
WhatsApp backup: Will my backups from Google Drive get deleted automatically?
No. WhatsApp backups on Google Drive will not get deleted automatically, given you update manually before November 12. Users who wish to refresh their existing backup will have update before October 30 this year. This can be done from the Settings menu of WhatsApp app. Starting November 12 this year, WhatsApp backups will not count against Drive storage quota, under a new agreement between the messaging service and Google.
Source: https://indianexpress.com
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