The failure of WhatsApp that can consume your entire data plan in minutes – 07/14/2018

It seems that a new bug is affecting the platform of WhatsApp the most famous instant messaging service in the world. This time, the problem occurs when archiving conversations, when not only the most recent conversations are recorded, but also the oldest conversations and, therefore, already present in the backup.

One of the most interesting options WhatsApp specifically offers the ability to make a backup of the discussions, photos and videos shared within the application. Naturally, this operation involves a significant data traffic consumption, which however depends on the use that each user makes of the application.

Therefore, this new problem may involve a remarkable occupation of memory space, as well as a large volume of data traffic during loading. If the operation is carried out under the cover of a Wi-Fi network, the only problem is the time required to complete the data download, while if the action is performed with the data connection , he could even consume all available traffic .

The problem has been reported by some users. While carrying out the storage of their WhatsApp conversations in Google Drive they found that, instead of the usual 60 MB, the data download was over 5 GB. The problem seems to be due to a programming error present in the current version of WhatsApp, both for Android and for iOS . Momo, the terrifying challenge that has become viral "src =" https://images.clarin.com/collections/static/lazy_square.svg "data-big =" https://images.clarin.com/2018/07/ 12 / r1hi-bB7m_290x290__1.jpg "data-small =" https://images.clarin.com/2018/07/12/r1hi-bB7m_110x110__1.jpg "observe =" "data-observer-function =" loadLazyImg "/>