Tencent applies to register WeChat Cloud trademark. Is payment for WeChat chat history coming?

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A few days ago, a piece of news about #WeChat plans to launch a paid cloud storage service for chat records# topped the trending searches, but at the time many users did not believe that WeChat would launch this feature, and some even resisted it because of the payment. But judging from the latest news, this feature is most likely true.

According to Qichacha data, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. recently applied to register the WECHAT CLOUD trademark. The international classification involves multiple directions such as website services, communication services, advertising sales, etc. The current trademark status is waiting for substantive review.

Tencent's application for the "WeChat Cloud" trademark means that the news of a paid cloud storage service for WeChat chat records is not groundless. Tencent may have been preparing for it for a long time, and it may be officially launched one day in the near future.

According to previous reports, the service may adopt an annual payment model, with Apple users paying around 180 yuan per year and Android users paying around 130 yuan per year. However, the specific amount of data that can be stored for this fee has not yet been determined.

People familiar with the matter said that the project is still in the final stages of development and the specific details have not been finalized.

This service will also be the first subscription service that charges users directly in WeChat's ten years. Many users are very dissatisfied with this. After all, various social apps such as QQ, DingTalk, and Weibo all have chat history cloud storage functions, and they are all free, or free under certain restrictions.