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(Pocket-lint) - WhatsApp appears to beryllium preparing 2 caller features for accomplishment connected the platform, dependable connection transcription and end-to-end encryption of unreality backups.
The features aren't yet live, but we bash cognize that the much unafraid unreality backups volition beryllium coming to some iOS and Android, portion dependable connection transcription volition lone beryllium heading to iOS initially.
The second was archetypal spotted by WABetaInfo, arsenic galore of these upcoming WhatsApp features often are, successful a developer physique of the iOS app, with the diagnostic acceptable to beryllium optional for those who assistance code designation access.
The study from the outlet, interestingly, points retired that the dependable information won't beryllium shared with Facebook - WhatsApp's proprietor - and volition alternatively each beryllium handled by Apple. If a connection is transcribed, however, it's inactive saved locally successful WhatsApp's database, conscionable successful lawsuit you request to entree it astatine a aboriginal date.
It's expected that the diagnostic volition besides assistance Apple successful improving its code designation technology, arsenic well, but, arsenic of yet, it's not wide erstwhile - oregon adjacent if - dependable transcription volition travel to Android.
With respect to end-to-end encryption for unreality backups, the concern is simply a small much developed, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirming past week that WhatsApp volition beryllium the "first planetary messaging work astatine this standard to connection end-to-end encrypted messaging and backups" to users.
Like dependable connection transcription, this is beauteous overmuch precisely what it says connected the tin, and should let users connected either operating strategy the quality to encrypt the backups stored successful Google Drive oregon iCloud.
Writing by Conor Allison. Originally published connected 13 September 2021.
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