NEW
DELHI: WhatsApp users will no more have to worry about memory storage
capacities of their smartphones as it has announced a back-up feature for
Android platform, which will help store chats and multimedia content in Google
Drive.
“...you
don’t want your memories stuck on your phone. So starting today, WhatsApp for
Android lets you create a private backup of your chat history, voice messages,
photos and videos in Google Drive. And once you do, you can restore everything
on a new device with just a couple of taps,” Scott Johnston, director, product
management, Google Drive, said in his blog. “The new backup feature is rolling
out over in the next few months, so keep an eye on your WhatsApp settings to
see if it’s available,” Johnston said.
WhatsApp
website also shared similar information.
The
feature will come in a new update for existing Android users. After updating
their WhatsApp application, they can go to setting, select ‘chats and calls’
option and opt for frequency — daily, weekly, monthly or never — for saving
their data.
Source |
Hindustan Times | 12 October 2015
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