Whatsapp icloud back up confusion

Hello All,


This is my last resort to getting some answers. So i use whatsapp, now to my understanding you can backup your whatsapp data through the app, which links to your icloud drive ( suppost to be better because you can restore just whatsapp messages whenever needed) down side is seeing whatsapp and icloud drive taking same amount of storage in the local storage. Now the other option is to include whatsapp in your full device backup. ( only way to get the data back is through a full restore )


i am answering my own questions yes, but what is confusing me is i prefer backing up whatsup with my full device backup. I turned off icloud drive which removes whatsapp as a sync toggle under icloud. Well after you go on your whatsapp and back into settings the icloud drive toggle is still off but the whatsapp toggle came back and its on.


my question is if i have whatsapp backup off in my app and i have icloud drive disabled why is whatsapp still showing as an app ready to sync with icloud?

Posted on Aug 23, 2023 9:53 PM

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Whatsapp icloud back up confusion

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