The local database inside /data/data/ is not encrypted. However, backups (both local backups and Drive backups) are encrypted with a key generated on WhatsApp's

The local database inside /data/data/ is not encrypted. However, backups (both local backups and Drive backups) are encrypted with a key generated on WhatsApp's servers when you log in. You can access the Google Drive backup with this third-party tool, which admittedly is less than ideal: https://github.com/YuriCosta/WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithread https://github.com/YuriCosta/WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithre...