Thanks to an agreement between WhatsApp and Google, you currently have unlimited storage for WhatsApp on Google Drive. This might be changing soon, though.
So far, WhatsApp has been offering unlimited storage on Google Drive for WhatsApp backups. The company offers backup options to iCloud as well , there, it has been limited to whatever storage tier the iPhone user has. Now, something similar might be happening for Android users.that the popular chat app seems to be planning a change regarding backups on Android phones. Lines in the code of the app point to the fact that WhatsApp may be losing its unlimited Google Drive storage option for backups.
However, WhatsApp seems to be planning to include a storage limit, but the exact limits the app will impose are not yet clear. Hopefully, the backup storage for WhatsApp won't count towards the 15GB limit for the free tier . Judging by that, it seems WhatsApp is really in the works of imposing backup limitations for Android users of the app. With the ability to manage your Google Drive backup, WhatsApp will be giving you options to save some storage space .
As you can see in the image below, the app will be offering ways for you to modify what gets backed up to Google Drive and what to exclude .
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