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I think this hasn't been true for a couple of years now

https://faq.whatsapp.com/490592613091019



Encrypted backups are "off" by default and need to be explicity turned on.


I haven't installed Whatsapp from scratch in a long time, aren't backups off by default, overall?


They're off by default, but there are regular prompts to enable them and I guess most people eventually do it.




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