If you’re looking to transfer your WhatsApp messages from your old phone to a new one, you’ve come to the right place. Moving your chat history from one device to another is incredibly easy, and can be done using one of two methods: either using Google Drive or with a local backup.
Using Google Drive
The easiest way to transfer WhatsApp messages from one device to another is through Google Drive. This method requires that you have a Google account, and that both phones have access to the internet.
First, open up your WhatsApp app on your old device and go into the Settings menu by tapping the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. From there, select ‘Chats’ then ‘Chat Backup’.
You will see an option for ‘Back Up’ – tap this and select your preferred backup method (Google Drive).
Next, you will need to sign in with your Google account on both devices. Once you have signed in, open up WhatsApp on your new device and go back into Settings > Chats > Chat Backup again. Tap ‘Restore’ to restore all of your messages from Google Drive.
Using a Local Backup
The second method for transferring WhatsApp messages is by using a local backup file. This method does not require an internet connection or a Google account – all you need is access to both phones and a USB cable for connecting them together.
On your old phone, go into Settings > Chats > Chat Backup and select the ‘Back Up’ option again. This time, choose ‘Local Backup’ instead of Google Drive as your preferred backup method.
Once the local backup has been created, connect your two phones together using a USB cable and transfer the local backup file onto the new phone. Then open up WhatsApp on the new phone and go back into Settings > Chats > Chat Backup again – here you will see an option for ‘Restore’ – tap this and select the local backup file that you transferred over.
Conclusion
Transferring WhatsApp messages from one device to another is easy with either a local or cloud based backup system.
Transferring your chat history doesn’t have to be difficult or time consuming – simply use one of these methods outlined above in order to successfully move all of your data from one device to another!