Google may soon impose a limit on the size of WhatsApp backups hosted on the Drive cloud storage service, reports suggest.
Currently, WhatsApp backups do not count towards a user's Google Drive capacity limit. However, a code snippet from the latest WhatsApp beta version reachable by WABetaInfo suggests that it may not be this way anymore.
The screenshot seems to teach that Google Drive will start producing alarms the moment a user approaches the maximum size of the WhatsApp backup, but it does not indicate what that limit could be. TechRadar Pro asked Google to confirm both the policy change and the capacity limit.
WhatsApp backups
The resolution to cut unlimited WhatsApp backups on Google Drive is not entirely unexpected. Considering the size of certain WhatsApp chats and the amount of media people share, providing unlimited backups has likely cost Google a significant amount of money.
Some have also described the offer as a flaw in the Google Drive system, since it lets people save as many photos and videos as they want (such as chats), simply by sending them to a contact via WhatsApp.
Another factor is that Google has recently put more emphasis on attracting users to its Google One paid subscription, which includes cloud storage, phone backup, Android VPN and other benefits.
By limiting the amount of WhatsApp data that users can save to Google Drive for free, the company gives users one more reason to upgrade to a paid service plan.
A cheeky might even suggest that this has always been Google's plan. The moment someone is tied to a product or ecosystem (in this case, WhatsApp backup with Google Drive), they gradually become more reluctant to move and more likely to pay to sustain a level of security. current service.
We will update this article with additional information from Google as needed.
Via WABetaInfo