WhatsApp backups on Android will soon count toward Google account cloud storage limit

It said that the change will be rolled out to users on WhatsApp beta starting next month then gradually to all other Android users early next year. — AFP

Google has announced that WhatsApp chat backups on Android devices will soon start counting toward users’ own Google account cloud storage limit.

The company said it provides 15GB of storage for free that’s shared across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos.