simplyolat I’m gonna
show you how you can
set up Web backup of
your chats so as to
retrieve them back on
your new device.
On iPhone
There are a few different
ways to keep your
conversations on your
iPhone, but the easiest is
by using iCloud backup.
To do this you’ll need to
take your old handset
and go to WhatsApp
Settings >>Chats >>Chat
Backup and then tap
Backup Now.
On your new handset,
reinstall WhatsApp,
confirm your phone
number (which has to be
the same as the one used
on your old phone) and
you will be prompted to
restore your chat history.
Agree to this and your
backup should be
installed, replete with
your conversations. It’s
also worth going back to
the settings and enabling
the Auto Backup feature
now, so you’ll be good to
go when you upgrade to
your next iPhone in a
couple of years time.
On Android
1.Restoring using SD card
If you’re fortunate to
have an Android phone
with an SD card, then the
process for transferring
your chat history is
reasonably
straightforward. Open
the app then tap the
Menu icon then go to
Settings>Chats and calls >
Backup Chats. This will
now create a backup on
your SD card, which you
can then swap into your
new handset.
Reinstall WhatsApp on
your replacement device
(with the SD card
inserted) and the app
should spot your backup
and automatically restore
the chat history.
2.Restoring using PC
Those phones without an
SD card (and there are
increasingly more of
them now) can still move
their chat history, but it
will need a PC to make it
happen. Attach the USB
charging cord to the
phone and then plug the
other end into your PC.
Windows should
automatically install any
drivers you need, and
then you can find the
phone in the This PC
section of File Explorer.
Now look through the
phone storage until you
find the WhatsApp folder,
then copy it onto your PC
hard drive. Eject the
phone, then connect your
new handset and move
the WhatsApp folder
onto its internal storage.
Eject the phone, reinstall
WhatsApp, and when you
confirm your number the
backup should be
recognised and you can
restore it. With this done
you should now have all
your past conversations
on your new Android
phone.
3. Using Google Drive
In the same way that the
iPhone uses iCloud,
Android devices will
hopefully soon be able to
use Google Drive for
automatic backups.
We’ve already see builds
of WhatsApp that have
this feature enabled, but
the latest version of the
one available on the
Google Play Store doesn’t
yet option available.
Hopefully it will appear
very soon, and once it
does we will update this
tutorial to include what
should be an excellent
addition.
Thus it is very easy to get
backed up on regular
intervals and prevent
data loss when switching
mobile device.