Recently formatted my phone. Reinstalled whatsapp n the imported the backup.
It seems very slow and buggy. After 1-3 mins of usage, the app starts acting up and after a minute or so autocloses.

Has anyone experienced the same?

I’m planning on reinstalling to check whether that fixes the issue. Asking here to see if anyone has experienced something similar and/or has resolved it.

    • GamerBoy705English
      1•4 days ago

      So did I, about 2 weeks ago, for my dad. It worked. It’s unlikely that anything changed in a week

      • @voracread@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•4 days ago

        Have you checked the official website of WhatsApp? You can only restore local backups if you are on older Android versions. On newer Androids it is only Google backup.

        https://faq.whatsapp.com/6181521285295518/?helpref=hc_fnav&cms_platform=android Nowhere will you find reference to local backup other than this. And my experience confirms it.

        You might have succeeded because you and I might have been part of A/B testing but this is going to be the future.

        • GamerBoy705English
          1•3 days ago

          Maybe that’s it. My dad’s current phone does run an old Android version, so that might be why local backup restore worked. The WhatsApp version was up to date though. I can confirm local backups work on Android 8 and Android 11.