Encrypted backups can be automatically decrypted providing that the correct password is supplied.

The tool supports both rooted and non-rooted Android phones. The tool offers multiple acquisition options to extract and decrypt WhatsApp data from multiple local and cloud sources including Android smartphones, iOS system backups (iTunes and iCloud), and WhatsApp proprietary cloud backups in Google Drive and iCloud Drive. The new minimum operating system requirements are macOS 10.11 for Mac computers and Windows 7 SP1 / Windows Server 2008 R2 for Windows PCs.Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp (EXWA) is a Windows tool to acquire, decrypt and display WhatsApp communication histories. Please note that WhatsApp backups in Google Drive that haven not been updated in more than one year will be automatically removed from Google Drive.Įlcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.50 is imposing new system requirements, dropping support for Windows XP and older versions of macOS. At the same time, new style backups lose weight significantly compared to the previous format. Starting November 12, 2018, WhatsApp backups in Google Drive will no longer count towards the user`s Google Drive storage quota. The new release supports the new type of Google Drive backups coming into effect since November 2018. Local and cloud iOS 12 backups are supported however, iCloud backups can be only downloaded from accounts without Two-Factor Authentication if the device is running iOS 11.2 or newer. For cloud acquisition from Google Drive, access to the user`s Google Account and their verified phone number (SIM card) is required to obtain the encryption key and decrypt the backup. In addition, the new release improves the downloading of stand-alone WhatsApp backups from iCloud Drive. Elcomsoft Explorer for WhatsApp 2.50 is an incremental update, adding support for iOS 12 devices and introducing the ability to obtain and decrypt new style WhatsApp backups (post November 2018) stored in the user`s Google Account.

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