Bought a new phone and have successfully shifted all your media to the device. You have also moved all your pics, videos, and music to it. But what about your WhatsApp chats? You know, the ones with all the memes, selfies, and gossip that you don’t want to lose. While the data transferring from your old to new phone is easy and doesn’t take much time. Transferring all your WhatsApp, including media, chat backups and history, follows a long drill. Especially when you want to transfer all your WhatsApp data, including chat history.
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Till date, WhatsApp users used to face difficulty while transferring chats from one phone to another with the same operating system. But WhatsApp has recently introduced new features that make it easier for users to move their chats on the same platform. Whether you are using Android or iOS, you can now transfer your WhatsApp data more smoothly. As for switching from iOS to Android or vice versa, it’s not that hard if you follow some steps.
Here is a step-by-step guide to help you through the steps to backup and restore your WhatsApp conversations, media, and settings across different platforms and devices. Whether you are switching from Android to iOS, or vice versa, or just upgrading to a newer model, you can follow these simple tips to help you restore your WhatsApp data on your new phone.
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How to transfer old WhatsApp chats from iOS to Android
- Get a cable that can connect your iPhone and your Android phone. Your Android phone should be new or reset and have Android 12 or above.
- Plug the cable into both phones and turn on your Android phone. Your iPhone will ask you to trust the “computer”. Tap “Trust” on the iPhone.
- Set up your Android phone and choose to copy data from your iPhone when asked.
- On your Android phone, you will see a screen with a QR code. Use your iPhone camera app to scan it and open WhatsApp on your iPhone to send data. If the QR code doesn’t work, go to WhatsApp on your iPhone and tap “Settings” > “Chats” > “Move Chats to Android” > “Start”.
- Wait for your Android phone to finish copying the data. It might take some time depending on how much data you have.
- After the copying is done, unplug the cable and open WhatsApp on your Android phone. Sign in with the same phone number that you used on your iPhone.
- You will see all your old WhatsApp chats, media, and settings on your new Android phone.
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How to transfer old WhatsApp chats from Android to iOS
- On your Android phone, open the Move to iOS app and do what it says on the screen.
- Your iPhone will show you a code. When your Android phone asks for it, type the code.
- Tap Continue and keep following the instructions on the screen.
- Choose WhatsApp on the screen that says Transfer Data.
- Tap START on your Android phone and wait for WhatsApp to get the data ready to send. You will be logged out from your Android phone when it’s done.
- Tap NEXT to go back to the Move to iOS app.
- Tap CONTINUE to send the data from your Android phone to your iPhone and wait for Move to iOS to tell you it’s done.
- Download the latest version of WhatsApp from the App Store.
- Open WhatsApp and sign in with the same phone number that you used on your old device.
- Tap Start when it asks you and let it finish.
- Set up your new device and you will see your chats on WhatsApp.
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How to transfer old WhatsApp chats from Android to Android
- Go to WhatsApp on your old phone and tap More options > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup. Pick the Google account where you want to keep your chats and press BACK UP.
- Get WhatsApp on your new phone and log in with the same phone number and Google account that you had on your old phone.
- You will get a message that says Restore chat history. Press RESTORE and let your chats be moved to your new phone.
- Press NEXT and complete setting up your WhatsApp account on your new phone.
- You will find all your old WhatsApp chats, media, and settings on your new phone.
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These above steps for WhatsApp chat transfer rely on Google drive backup, but WhatsApp will soon introduce a new chat transfer feature that will let users move their chat history to the new Android phone directly.
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature that will let users transfer their chat history to a new Android device by scanning a QR code. This will make the migration process faster and easier than using Google Drive backup. The feature is only available for some beta testers right now, but will be released for all Android users soon.
How to transfer old WhatsApp chat from iOS to iOS
- Go to WhatsApp on your old iPhone and tap Settings > Chats > Chat Backup. Press Back Up Now to keep your chats on iCloud.
- Get WhatsApp on your new iPhone and log in with the same phone number and iCloud account that you had on your old iPhone.
- You will get a message that says Restore chat history. Press Restore and let your chats be moved to your new iPhone.
- Press Next and complete setting up your WhatsApp account on your new iPhone.
- You will find all your old WhatsApp chats, media, and settings on your new iPhone.
