"WhatsApp is adding a new way to access your encrypted backups with passkey support. This means if you lose your device, you can use methods like fingerprint, face, or the screen lock code of your previous device to access WhatsApp's backup. For years, WhatsApp didn't have an encryption layer for its chat backups. However, in 2021, Meta added a way for users to protect their backups with end-to-end encryption using either passwords or 64-character encryption keys."
"The trouble with both is that you have to remember your backup password or have the encryption key handy while restoring the backup. With passkeys, you don't need to look for the password or the key. WhatsApp, which crossed 3 billion active users in May, said that this feature will be rolled out to users in the coming weeks and months, so you might have to keep a eye on when it becomes available to you."
WhatsApp is introducing passkey support to access end-to-end encrypted chat backups. If a device is lost, users can authenticate with fingerprint, face recognition, or the previous device’s screen lock code to restore backups. Backups lacked an encryption layer until 2021, when an option for end-to-end encryption using passwords or 64-character encryption keys was added. Passkeys remove the requirement to remember a backup password or keep the long encryption key handy during restoration. The feature will roll out over weeks and months to WhatsApp’s user base; users can enable encrypted backups under Settings > Chats > Chat backup > End-to-end encrypted backup.
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