WhatsApp is evolving day by day. Always new features are coming to the most used messaging app in the world. This, in the future, will turn into something more. It is in fact introducing a new one password reminder function for encrypted backups end to end. This feature helps users to confirm that the password is correct and to change it in case of an error. Let's see the details together.
Introducing WhatsApp's new password reminder feature for end-to-end encrypted backups, available for iOS and Android
WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that helps users to verify the correctness of the password for their end-to-end encrypted backups. The novelty is shown to us in preview by BetaInfo. This function, available for users who install the latest versions of WhatsApp for iOS and Android, allows you to confirm your password and change it in case of an error.
In 2020, WhatsApp introduced end-to-end encrypted backups, allowing users to protect their backups with a personal password or password. 64-digit encryption key. This feature offers an enhanced level of privacy, but has resulted in some users losing access to their backups due to forgetting their password. To solve this problem, WhatsApp has developed a password reminder feature.
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As shown in the screenshot, users may be prompted to enter their chosen password to encrypt their backups on Google Drive and iCloud. This reminder is to confirm that the password is correct. There is no way to force the prompt to appear, which it may appear automatically under certain circumstances.
If a user forgets their password, they can disable end-to-end encrypted backups and then re-enable them with a new password. This feature is very important, since Many users have enabled encrypted backups, but have not been able to restore their chat history because they don't remember the password. Thanks to the password reminder, users can check if they remember their password and, if not, override it by reconfiguring the feature.
The password reminder feature for end-to-end encrypted backups is available after installing one of the latest versions of WhatsApp for iOS from the App Store and WhatsApp for Android from the Google Play Store, and it's spreading to even more people starting these days. In the coming weeks it will arrive to the majority of users.
