Slow WhatsApp Business backup on iPhone 13 Pro with 50 GB data

Hi all,

Been having some serious trouble backing up WhatsApp Business chats.

I have it set to daily backups and i'm lucky if I can back it up monthly, both on auto and manual forced backup.


The backup is PAINFULLY slow and most of the time It cannot complete in time before I have to go to work or something.

From the moment I tap "BackUp Now" it will show "Preparing" and stay there for HOURS and HOURS before it shows "Uploading: 0%"

Then when it finally starts uploading, the transfer rate is very very slow.


1- The backup size is 50 GB give or take

2- I have set it to include videos but the issue is the same when i turn the feature off.

3- I have 2 TB of iCloud storage available

4- I have the latest updates on iOS and WhatsApp

5- I have a 1 GBPS Very stable internet connection

6- I have tried everything like restarting the phone, signing out and in, etc...

7- I have an iPhone 13 Pro with 512 GB of storage, of which 200GB are free and available

8- I'm always leaving it connected to wifi and plugged in to charge during these attempts.


For example right now, I am at 0% uploading 290MB of 50.83 GB and it's uploading at about 1-2 MegaBytes per minute, dead slow, and It has been "backing up" since last night, about 10-11 hours total.


No error messages or failed to backup, only very very very slow progress.

It's always been slow, but getting worse and worse recently...


Anyone had the same issue and how was it solved?


Thanks a bunch.



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Original Title: WhatsApp Backup Issues

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 1, 2025 08:34 PM

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Slow WhatsApp Business backup on iPhone 13 Pro with 50 GB data

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