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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by vbezhenar on Saturday September 28, 2019 @02:17PM (#21101945)
How are they restored? Is it password-encrypted?
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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by henryaj on Saturday September 28, 2019 @03:49PM (#21102464)
Yes, you're given a random password when you enable backups that you need to use when restoring. They don't get uploaded to the cloud. On iOS there's no backup feature at all AFAIK.
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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by gsich on Saturday September 28, 2019 @02:32PM (#21102040)
you copy them to your new phone. yes.
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