| ▲ | righthand 2 days ago | |
If I can log into whatsapp on a new device and old messages aren’t encrypted then they have a copy of your key and it is not true e2e encryption. | ||
| ▲ | lukebennett 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
You can't unless you've chosen to back up your WhatsApp messages to iCloud/Google in which case it's Apple/Google responsible for preserving the messages and subject to their encryption standards, nothing to do with Meta. | ||
| ▲ | Mordisquitos 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Try logging in on a new device and putting your main device into aeroplane mode as soon as the login succeeds. Loading of old messages on the new device will stop. | ||