WhatsApp may soon introduce end-to-end encryption for chat backups

WhatsApp provides end-to-end encryption on its chats. However, there’s no such security feature for the backups. The instant messaging application might soon introduce the feature on the Android platform. The Facebook-owned company is testing a new feature on the beta version of the application. The app will also get some new UI updates in the upcoming release.

WhatsApp uses Google Drive to store backups on the Android platform and as of now, the backed-up chats are not end-to-end encrypted. A report by WABetaInfo, a website that tracks changes in the beta version of the application, has shared some screenshots of the new feature.