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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by noAnswer on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @02:53PM (#43106684)
It only works for WhatsApp if you have Backup to Google activated[1]. I once tried to work with backuped files from my old phone and it didn't work. (Older tutorials indicated that it once worked, though.)

[1] There was a time WhatsApp had a nag-screen if you hadn't Backup to Google activated. So I guess most people would have eventually caved.

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Re:Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting ... by tremon on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:08PM (#43107709)
That nag-screen is still there, it pops up roughly every three months for me (though not on my primary phone, Whatsapp won't get anywhere near that one).
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