WhatsApp Chat History Migration Guide: Easily transfer your chat history to a new phone

Millions of users choose WhatsApp for mobile chats, which is not unreasonable. The application is feature-rich, provides end-to-end encryption, and supports multi-platform use.

If you invest a lot of time on WhatsApp to chat, you certainly don't want to lose these chat history when upgrading to a new phone. Fortunately, WhatsApp provides a convenient migration solution and the process is also very simple.

Even migration between Android and iOS devices is not difficult. Although the migration process for different devices is slightly different, the entire process will not exceed a few minutes regardless of which devices are involved.

Android to Android

If you migrate from one Android phone to another, you shouldn't have too many problems recovering WhatsApp messages. First, make sure your old phone has backed up all your data to Google Drive: Click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select Settings , Chat, , Chat Backup

. Hopefully you won't use this backup, but it will be very useful if something goes wrong.

Then, install WhatsApp on your new phone. Once you log in with an existing phone number, the app should recognize the chat history you may need to migrate on another device. When you see the prompt, click to transfer

from the old device, follow the instructions, and a QR code will be displayed on the screen.

Next, you need to go back to WhatsApp on your old phone, which will be ready to scan the QR code on your new phone. Once the scan is complete, accept the invitation to connect to the device and you will see the progress bar on the screen. After seeing the confirmation information that the transmission is completed, click to complete

to use WhatsApp on your new phone.

You don't have to use this direct transfer method, but this means your chat history does not need to be transferred back and forth through Google Drive. You can also restore WhatsApp backups from Google Drive: This option will automatically appear if you install (or reinstall) WhatsApp on your Android device and log in with the phone number associated with the existing backup. Just click Restore

to restore your chat history.

iOS to iOS

Same as Android to Android transfer, if you migrate from one iPhone to another, you don't necessarily need a chat backup, but we still recommend you set up a backup. On an old iPhone, open WhatsApp and select Settings, Chat, and Chat Backup

. Backups on iOS use Apple's iCloud Storage Service.

Return to the Chat screen, and select to transfer the chat history to iPhone and Start, and a QR code will be displayed on the screen. Now you can turn your attention to the new iPhone, install the WhatsApp app on it and set it up with your existing phone number. After the number is recognized, you will be prompted to continue the started chat transfer process, so click to continue to accept it.

Scan the QR code that pops up on the old iPhone with the new iPhone. This will give WhatsApp all the information you need to transfer your conversations between devices, during which you will see a progress bar on the screen. After the transfer is complete, click Next to continue using WhatsApp on your new iPhone.

If this method does not work, you can restore WhatsApp backup on iOS instead. The recovery option only appears when you first install WhatsApp (so you may need to uninstall and reinstall it): After registering an existing phone number, select the Restore chat history message displayed on the screen.

Android to iOS

If you are migrating from Android to iOS, the only way to migrate WhatsApp chat history is to use the Move Profile to iOS app for Android. It is responsible for transferring data across a variety of applications, including WhatsApp – for example, it can also transfer all Google contact calendars and more.

Launch the Move Profile to iOS app and follow the on-screen instructions - you need to enter the code displayed on your new iPhone to confirm that you want to connect to these devices. The important screen is the data transfer screen, you need to make sure the WhatsApp option is selected, and any other type of data you need to migrate.

The "Move Profile to iOS" app will be responsible for logging out of your account on Android. When you receive the confirmation that the data has been sent, you can continue to install and open WhatsApp for iOS. As long as you log in with the same phone number, you should see a prompt to complete the transfer of the conversation.

Unable to restore from Google Drive backup (on Android) to WhatsApp on iPhone—The "Move Profile to iOS" app is the only option. If you prefer, you can export a single chat on Android to an email archive (export chat via Chat, , and in Settings ??>), and start over on your new iPhone.

iOS to Android

If you are migrating from iPhone to Android device, compatibility issues can still create barriers. WhatsApp on Android cannot read WhatsApp backups in iCloud, so you cannot simply log in and restore the backup on your new phone. You can export chat history to email (chat and then Export chat in settings), but again these chat history cannot be restored on iPhone.

You can use Google to build the more general iOS to Android transfer solution in Android, which covers many applications, including WhatsApp. However, you must do this during the initial setup process when you first launch a new Android phone – there is no option afterwards.

When you complete the initial setup process (connect to Wi-Fi, etc.), you will see a prompt prompting you to copy data from another phone: Make sure you select Next step here instead Don't copy. Follow the on-screen instructions to make sure WhatsApp is selected as an entry in the Apps section (which should be by default).

You then need to connect two phones with a cable: USB-C to USB-C or USB-C to Lightning. The Transport Utility will then take care of the process of moving all the apps and conversations, but when you first open WhatsApp on Android, you still need to log in with your existing phone number.

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