Transferring WhatsApp data from one device to another can be a real challenge in some cases. In this guide, we’ll look at some of the most common ways to transfer WhatsApp content between devices.
How to transfer WhatsApp data from one Android device to another Android device
Transferring your conversations and files between two Android devices is the easiest method. In this case, the Cloud backup function be used. First you open the settings of the app.
Open Settings of WhatsApp
tip up Chats.
Go to chat options
tip up Chats Backup.
Backup Settings
Tap the button Backupto back up to the cloud. If you haven’t set a Google account, WhatsApp will prompt you to choose one. You can also choose whether you want to send the video recordings or not.
Create a backup immediately
When the backup is complete, it’s time to switch to another device. There you install WhatsApp and agree to the terms.
accept terms and conditions
Enter your phone number and verification code. Immediately after that, a pop-up dialog will appear asking if you want to restore a backup. To answer yes, tap Continue.
Proceed with copy recovery
Then tap on the Google account you used to save the copy.
select account
Now you have to wait for WhatsApp to finish restoring all your content. While accessing your messages is relatively quick, downloading media files will likely take a few minutes longer.
How to move WhatsApp data by exporting a chat
How to move WhatsApp data by exporting a chat While this isn’t an ideal solution, you can export conversations and save them for future reference from any device, including your iPhone. To do this, you have to go to the conversation you want to export and open the options menu. On the menu item More click.
More chat options
tip up Export chat.
Export Chat
Choose the app you want to send the conversation to.
Send chat to another app
In most cases it is stored in plain text. However, if the contact Telegram is, it is highly recommended to have the entire conversation there. As it is a cloud-based service, the messages are available on all your devices.
How to transfer WhatsApp photos and videos to another device using File Explorer
The third way to move WhatsApp data between devices is to copy the folder that the app uses to store the files. All you have to do is open the file explorer and the folder WhatsApp be searched.
Whatsapp folder
Copy all content to another device or upload to the cloud. The latter method is perfect for creating a backup copy of all your media files, such as B. photos, videos, status messages and voice memos.
How to move WhatsApp data from Android to iPhone and vice versa
We saved the trickiest task of all for last: moving your WhatsApp content from Android to iPhone. While some of the above methods can partially help in this case, in this section we talk specifically about cloning the content and performing a full transfer.
There is no choice but to paid apps to fall back. One of them is Dr.Fone, which you should download and install on your computer.
In addition, two USB ports are required for the simultaneous connection of the iPhone and the Android end device. Once both devices are connected, open Dr.Fone and click WhatsApp Transfer.
Access to WhatsApp transmission
Now you click Transfer WhatsApp messages.
transfer between devices
At this point, the iPhone needs to be enabled to connect to the computer. In addition, it is important that USB-Debugging unter Android to activate. This option is in Developer Options. If both devices are in the state Tied together located, can with the button Flip the transmission direction can be specified. As shown in the image below, the messages would be copied from the iPhone and transferred to the Android device.
Change transmission direction
Next you will be prompted to create an account.
register users
Finally, in order for the transfer to take place, you have to pay a license fee.
Buy license
Dr.Fone has some cheap options if you only want to use it once. Unfortunately, there are no free options to clone WhatsApp content on iPhone and transfer it to Android.