Hi everyone,
I’m having trouble restoring my WhatsApp media from a Google Drive backup on my Pixel 8 running GrapheneOS. I installed GrapheneOS yesterday (about 18 hours ago) using the web installer. After installation, I added Google Play services and the Play Store through the GrapheneOS app repository, and then installed WhatsApp and Google Drive from the Play Store.
When restoring my WhatsApp backup, the chat messages restored successfully, but the media did not. WhatsApp shows the following message:
“To restore your media tap here to allow WhatsApp access to your device’s photos, media, and files.”
I’ve already enabled every relevant permission for:
Google Play services
Google Play Store
WhatsApp
Google Drive
But the issue persists. WhatsApp keeps prompting for media access even though permissions are granted.
Has anyone encountered this before, or know what else I should check or configure on GrapheneOS to get media restoration working?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!