Learn how to do a backup and restore WhatsApp chat history including photos and media. Basically, you can backup WhatsApp chat using local backup and/or Google Drive, and restore them to your new Android device easily.
In this post, I’ll show you how to do a backup and restore WhatsApp chat history using Google Drive method — my favorite method so far.
To successfully backup WhatsApp chat to Google Drive, please make sure the following:
- Your device must be synced with Google Drive.
- Google Play Services must be installed.
- Your Google Drive account must have enough space for all of your WhatsApp data.
You can change your chat history backup frequency, the account you back up to, and which connection to use for backup at any time in Menu Button > Settings > Chats > Chat backup.
Note: Every time you run a Google Drive backup, the previous Google Drive backup will be overwritten. There is no way to restore an older Google Drive backup.
See also how to use old WhatsApp account with a new phone number.
Backup WhatsApp chat history to Google Drive
- Open WhatsApp app.
- Select Settings.
- Select Chats.
- Select Chat backup.
- Select Back up to Google Drive and set up the backup frequency to your liking, or tap Back Up to do an immediate backup.
- Select your Google account.
- If you do not have a Google account, tap Add account when prompted.
- Select Back up over to choose the network you wish to use for backup.
Restore a WhatsApp chat history to Android device
When you install a new WhatsApp, it will ask you to restore your chat history from a backup when you verify your number.
Simply tap Restore when prompted to do so. If WhatsApp does not detect a backup, it could be that:
- You are not logged into the same Google account.
- You are not using the same phone number that was used to create the backup.
- Your SD card and/or chat history is corrupted.
- A backup file does not exist on the Google Drive account or locally on the phone.
Done! It’s so easy that you can restore all your WhatsApp data in only a few minutes. If you have anything to share, just let me know in the comment below.