All your WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted by default, so only you and the recipient can read what’s on your end of chats. This encryption means that not even WhatsApp can see what you’re sending. But if you also wish to have an additional protection layer, then you can enable end-to-end encrypted backups under which your cloud backup chat history is secured.
How to enable end-to-end encrypted backups Enable in One Tap
1. Open WhatsApp and select Settings
2. Go to Chats and then inside the Chat Backup
3. Choose End-to-end encrypted backup then tap Turn on
4. Followed by the need to enter a password or your 64-digit encryption key.
5. After you configure it, generate or create the encryption.
To stop encrypted backups, just follow the reverse of this process below:
1. Click Settings > Chats then go to Chat Backup
2. Tap End-to-end encrypted backup Mode and select Turn off
3. Follow the prompts, confirm Turn off again.
It will keep your WhatsApp chats and backups absolutely secure from strangers to look through this way providing maximum privacy.