WhatsApp users must expect that their Google storage will become fuller in the future. The additional costs can be avoided.
Bremen – The new year also brings with it a new WhatsApp change. Consumers who have a smartphone with the operating system Own Android and use the messenger app WhatsAppwill be in 2024 for Whatsapp-Backups will most likely have to pay. Because the backups are counted towards the cloud storage limit of the Google account. There are two tricks to avoid the costs.
WhatsApp backups are chargeable for Android users
Google announced the innovation in a statement in mid-November 2023. The change has been in effect since December for WhatsApp beta users, from 2024 it will be gradually introduced for all other Android WhatsApp users. The Google Drive storage has a capacity of 15 gigabytes, which can be used free of charge by consumers. Depending on how much data is already stored in the storage, a WhatsApp backup can quickly fill up the storage.
Loud Net world A backup can already be 5 to 6 gigabytes in size. If the storage is full, you will need to either delete unnecessary items or purchase a larger storage space. The cheapest option is a memory with a size of 100 gigabytes for 1.99 euros per month. It must also be said that operating systems like iOS only offer their customers five gigabytes of free storage space.
Avoid paid storage: Create a second Google account
If you want to avoid the additional costs, you can deactivate the WhatsApp backups. It is important to know that WhatsApp chats are no longer saved. So if you buy a new smartphone and have not made a backup on the other smartphone, you will lose all chats on your new smartphone, including pictures and videos. This step should therefore be carefully considered, depending on how often and intensively the app is used.
Another tip to avoid the cost trap is to create a second Google account just for WhatsApp. Please be careful not to specify the same phone number or email address for the account recovery as for the first Google account during setup. Because then Google can refuse to create a second account, like Net world writes. If the second Google account is connected to WhatsApp, 15 gigabytes of storage space can be used for backups free of charge. (vk)