Backup whatsapp to google drive only?

[acsurfer]

When I tap the backup button it will backup to phone first then backup to Google drive. Phone is a bit faulty, can only stay on for a short while so I do not want to waste time backing up to phone.

How to backup whatsapp chat backup to google drive without backing up to phone?

 

[Thomas_George]

Backing up to local storage is a behaviour by design.

 

[acsurfer]

Could the steps in this article work to prevent whatsapp backup to phone internal storage, and only backup to google drive? https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-dis...-of-WhatsApp-messages/answer/Rustam-Karimov-3