{"id":22217,"date":"2025-10-31T09:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/whatsapp-now-lets-you-backup-encrypted-chats-with-passkey-how-it-works-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:15:16","slug":"whatsapp-now-lets-you-backup-encrypted-chats-with-passkey-how-it-works-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/31\/whatsapp-now-lets-you-backup-encrypted-chats-with-passkey-how-it-works-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Now Lets You Backup Encrypted Chats With Passkey: How It Works | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9671703\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 31, 2025, 14:39 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9671703\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-400570547 asubttl-schema\">WhatsApp chats are encrypted but backups need special keys which is gradually changing to passkey for users.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-400570547 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Passkey will allow you to encrypt chat backups on WhatsApp\" title=\"Passkey will allow you to encrypt chat backups on WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-400570547\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Passkey will allow you to encrypt chat backups on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption for chats, calls and even the files you transfer. The messaging app offers encryption security for chat backups as well but now the platform is making it easy to secure these messages and content with the help of passkeys. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">These are the go-to mode for a password-less digital account and WhatsApp is allowing people to use the feature to secure their chat backups. Using passkey for encrypted chat backups means you can simply use the fingerprint sensor or Face ID and have the content secure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>WhatsApp Chat Backups Encrypted Using Passkey: How It Works<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Before this, WhatsApp needed you to set up a password or a 64-digit encryption key to encrypt the backup chats which is not the easiest to do for all users. So, bringing passkeys to set up protection for the chats and content backed up on WhatsApp gives more people to actually use the security option without being worried about getting locked out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">WhatsApp is bringing the support of passkeys over the coming weeks and months, and you will notice the changes available within the settings of the messaging app on your device. Once the feature is available for your WhatsApp account you can do the following and enable encryption for back up chats:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Open WhatsApp<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Click on the three-dot menu or profile icon<\/li>\n<li>Go to Settings<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to Chats<\/li>\n<li>Tap on Chat Backup<\/li>\n<li>Click on End-to-end encrypted backup to turn on the feature<\/li>\n<li>You will get the option to choose the passkey as the default choice to encrypt backup chats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Having this security feature allows more users to backup their chats on Google cloud and save their content.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/whatsapp-users-could-soon-manage-their-storage-for-each-chat-heres-what-it-means-ws-l-9668440.html\">WhatsApp users will soon have a smarter way of managing the storage<\/a> of their chats and media files. The platform is testing a new option where you can individually check for storage that each chat on your account is taking. All this while, the messaging app has given a consolidated way to access and manage storage which is helpful but doesn\u2019t give you broader details about which files are taking bulk of the storage. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"S Aadeetya\" title=\"S Aadeetya\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-400570547 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-400570547 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 31, 2025, 14:39 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-400570547 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> WhatsApp Now Lets You Backup Encrypted Chats With Passkey: How It Works<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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