Scrolling through old WhatsApp chats often feels deeply personal — birthday snapshots, reminisces of friends over the years, voice notes from family, and more. They're cherished memories, many of which we don't wish to part from.
However, a new phone or a lost device can change all that in a jiffy. Messages are lost, and so are the memories, which makes safeguarding them all the more important.
Now, WhatsApp had added one more step to protect them. WhatsApp is introducing passkey-encrypted backups for your chats. With passkey protection now available for end-to-end encrypted backups, the hassle of memorising passwords or managing a 64-digit key is gone.
It's seamless and secure. Passkeys let you secure your chat backups using your fingerprint, face, or screen lock. With a simple tap or glance, the same robust security that safeguards your WhatsApp chats and calls now protects your backups, keeping them secure, accessible, and private.
WhatsApp earlier brought end-to-end encryption for chat backups, ensuring your past messages remain yours. The new passkey-encrypted backups feature offers extra protection for your backups.
According to WhatsApp, the feature will roll out gradually in the coming weeks and months.
How To Enable Passkey-Encrypted Backups On WhatsApp
To enable the feature, all you need to do is:
Go to the WhatsApp app.
Navigate to Settings.
Go to Chats.
Scroll down and tap Chat backup.
At the bottom, enable end-to-end encrypted backup.
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