The "WhatsApp" application has released a new update that allows users to independently select the information to be stored in the backup. This storage can include all options, such as images, audio clips, videos, documents, and other files. The new feature is available to beta testers of WhatsApp on Android and iOS devices.
In terms of storage usage, users of the messenger app have a clear and simple way to check how much space their files occupy on their smartphones. Thus, this feature will serve as a foundation for WhatsApp's storage usage feature if users want to clean their stored files, according to "Sputnik."
The company, which has faced backlash from users amid confusion over privacy updates and was fined by the Irish data protection regulator for privacy violations, stated that it will not know or store the search locations of individuals or results through the new directory feature. WhatsApp announced in a statement in February 2020 that its user count has reached 2 billion, up from the 1.5 billion users recorded by the company in 2017.
