This is the biggest ‘WhatsApp mistake’ you are making on Android phones

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp users generally have a tendency to backup all chats: be it relevant or not. While storage is not an issue as WhatsApp backups don’t count toward your Google Drive space, what is more concerning is that these WhatsApp backups may not be secured. This is because for Android phone users, the WhatsApp chats that get backed up on Google Drives, loses the default end-to-end (E2E) encryption. On the other hand, WhatsApp backups on iCloud, for iPhone users, these are encrypted.
So, the next time you are trying to backup any sensitive chat on WhatsApp on Android, remember it is probably not a good idea as there would be no encryption at all. This is one of the biggest weaknesses in the entire WhatsApp E2E environment in Android.
Thankfully, WhatsApp is reportedly working encrypting Google Drive chat backups. Android users can soon expect to password protect their WhatsApp chat backups on Google Drives, however, there is no official date yet as to when this feature would be available.