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Mostly a backup account for now, other @Deebsters are available.

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Using rainfall as a(n inverse) proxy for protests is very clever. Interesting to see how the MLK violent protests actually were counterproductive and increased the republican vote share.

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I'd heard this as a plumber who knocked a pipe with a spanner.

Deebster ,
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It seems to have failed to notice the whole transcript and just repeated the intro/summary.

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Yes, you can go to your profile and click on "Saved" to see your starred posts/comments.

One annoying thing is that it's sorted by the original posting date, not the time you saved it, which might mean your most recently saved item isn't even on the first page of results.

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Ah, so it's not even possible with a different front-end (unless it stores extra data).

Looking for emotional support: I lost all my WhatsApp chats

I was so confident that WhatsApp was backing itself up to Google ever since I got my new pixel but I just wasn't. Then yesterday I factory reset my phone to fix something else and I lost it all. Years worth of chats from so many times in my past just aren't there, all my texts with my mom and my family, group chats with old...

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The WhatsApp backups are stored in an area of your Google account that you can't access, so you can't really test without a new phone (or deleting all your data).

Deebster ,
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You need to move over your SIM to log in though...

Deebster , (edited )
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I don't see how - is from within WhatsApp? I can't see anything by browsing on the phone (Android) or by connecting to a computer.

edit: I can see how to export a single chat from Settings > Chats > Chat backup but not how to get it all without a thousand clicks.

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ok, but we're talking about testing backups, which isn't this.

The process with a new phone (I just had to do this due to water damage) is put SIM in new phone, then it logs in and asks if you want to restore from the backup (you need to enable file access first) and then it restores from a hidden area of your Google account.

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You can't do anything yourself with those backups apart from delete or disable them:

https://infosec.pub/pictrs/image/16fa422f-85d7-48e0-a765-1383bec9181a.png

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I saw your edit and replied to it - that backup is still inaccessible other than via WhatsApp, although I guess it's a comfort to see that they're there.

You'd linked "How to transfer your chat history", which isn't testing the backup. If you deleted the data in the emulator, you'd need to login again to test the backups, which puts you back needing a SIM.

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As far as I know, the QR code is only for logging in to the web chat (or desktop version, I guess).

It's possible there is a way, but I looked into it and couldn't make it work. Feel free to try yourself, but this conversation's turning into an unwanted argument and I'm out.

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You're downvoting and calling me wrong based on 30 seconds of research, so I'd say you are the instigator.

your initial points were incorrect

The backups in Google Drive are not accessible to you. The source you found doesn't contradict me, because it doesn't mention being able to access that backup, only delete or disable them.

You can only transfer your account, which doesn't test the backup. Getting to the stage where you'll be able to test the backup leaves you not logged in. The backup process needs a SIM.

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As that philosopher said, mo money mo problems.

Deebster ,
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It's an increase in reported monthly users, as now activity like voting is also considered, not just posts/comments.

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