3 ms·Signals backups are encrypted.by gsich 7y agoSignals backups are encrypted.uoylj 7y agoAnd local.. whatsapp tries to get you to send unencrypted backups to google drive.vbezhenar 7y agoHow are they restored? Is it password-encrypted?gsich 7y agoyou copy them to your new phone. yes.henryaj 7y agoYes, you're given a random password when you enable backups that you need to use when restoring. They don't get uploaded to the cloud. On iOS there's no backup feature at all AFAIK.