
That's important from a security perspective. With the advent of end-to-end encrypted backup, you can now also add the same layer of protection to your iCloud backup. Until now, WhatsApp let users back up their chat history to iCloud, but the messages and media contained in the backups weren't protected by WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption while in Apple's cloud servers.Įnd-to-end encryption ensures only you and the person you're communicating with can read or listen to what is sent, and nobody in between, not even WhatsApp, can gain access to this content. WhatsApp end-to-end encrypted backups are now rolling out for iPhone users, Facebook has announced.
