WeChat chat history paid cloud storage service iPhone is 50 yuan more expensive than Android? -Tencent WeChat

On September 4, the topic “WeChat intends to launch a paid cloud storage service for chat records” topped Weibo’s hot searches. Currently, WeChat only supports migrating chat history to another device and backing up chat history to a computer. If the device is lost, the data that is not backed up in time will not be restored. It is reported that,The business may adopt a yearly payment model, with Apple users at around 180 yuan/year, and Android users at around 130 yuan/year. However, the specific amount of data that can be stored for this fee has not been determined.

Tencent intends to launch a personal WeChat cloud storage payment service?

According to China Daily,Tencent intends to launch personal WeChat cloud storage paid service, Which means that WeChat chat records can be backed up and restored in the cloud.

In this regard, product manager Zhu Haizhou said, if it is true, thenMeans that Android and Apple records can’t communicate with each other? People who often change their phones have to pay double the money?It’s better to find a piece of equipment to make a regular backup of the mothership.

People familiar with the matter said that the current project is still being finalized, and the specific details have not been finalized.

As of press time, Tencent has not given a clear response.

Tencent’s 2021 second quarter financial report shows that as of the end of June, monthly active accounts of WeChat and WECHAT have reached 1.25 billion.

Netizen: See you on QQ

expert: Data privacy security and service quality are the key

As soon as the news came out, it immediately rushed to the top of the hot search, attracting heated discussions among netizens.Netizens criticized the fact that the service has to be charged. They thinkSimilar functions of QQ, Weibo and other software are free. Some netizens believe that “opened in the first year, and opened in vain before the second year, so this opening is a lifetime.”

However,Many people think that QQ can be stored in the cloud for free, but it is actually a misunderstanding。

The current roaming rule for QQ chat records is that general users can roam for 7 days for free, VIP members can roam for 30 days, and SVIP users can roam for two years. If WeChat really wants to push a paid storage chat history service, it will be more like QQ instead.

Image source: Tencent customer service official website

In fact,Generally, communication tools rarely save chat history in the cloud for a long time for free。

For example, the communication DingTalk is commonly used in the work scene, and the chat page can be refreshed to obtain the history records within 360 days. After 360 days, the messages will be automatically cleared. The emerging social software Soul, the chat history is stored locally, just like WeChat, and does not support exporting and downloading.

Although storing the chat history in the cloud can save the local space of the phone, and it is also convenient to synchronize when changing the phone, but it will involve privacy and security issues.

For users, this means risk. From the corporate side, they will be more cautious about such services. Zhang Xiaolong has made it clear that the WeChat official will not view and save the user’s chat history.

However, with the use of WeChat for longer and longer, the mobile phone space occupied by chat records is increasing, and the demand for putting chat records on the cloud is increasing, and the time to launch corresponding services is gradually ripening.

For Tencent,This can become a new profit point. However, it may be a bit difficult to get user approval depending on the rumored pricing.

Industry experts pointed out that if the new business can be successfully launched, it will attract many users to pay for it.How to ensure user data privacy and security and service quality is the key。

According to the China People’s Congress website, in accordance with Article 14 of the “Decision of the Supreme People’s Court on Amending the Certain Provisions on Evidence in Civil Litigation”,Incorporate WeChat chat records into electronic data, which can also be used as evidence, The parties concerned shall provide the original, provide a demonstration of the process of logging in to their WeChat account, the personal information interface of both parties in the chat, and a complete chat record.

The judge reminded that in order to better use WeChat chat records as evidence, three points must be paid attention to: the original carrier must be provided; the counterparty to the chat must be confirmed as the other party in the case; a complete WeChat chat record must be provided and cannot be intercepted or deleted at will.