WhatsApp is one of the most popular chatting applications in the world, where a large number of users depend on the WhatsApp application, ignoring the rest of the applications, but if you want to move to an Android phone while you are using an iPhone from Apple, what should you do to transfer the chats?
How to export WhatsApp chats from iPhone
Open the app on the iPhone.
Swipe left on the chat you want to export.
Click the More button.
Select Export Chat.
From the sharing option, choose Mail.
Enter the email address to access it from an Android phone.
Click the send icon.
Repeat the steps for each chat.
Once you click on the send option the chat will be sent to your email, where it can be recovered from an Android device, however the problem is that you will have to repeat the steps above for each chat conversation you want to export.
If you have a few chats that will take some time and you will end up with multiple emails for each chat, but it can still be done.
How to import WhatsApp chats to Android phone
Open the Gmail app from the Android phone.
Look for the email containing the exported chat history.
Download it directly to your phone.
Delete WhatsApp from Android phone.
Reinstall WhatsApp from Google Play Store.
Open the application on the Android phone.
Proceed with the setup process.
Click Restore when prompted in the setup menu.
After the restore process is complete, click the Next button at the bottom.
After WhatsApp is restored to the backup you have downloaded, all chats will appear on Android device, this is a comprehensive and frustrating process, it can take a long time, but it is the best so far, but there are some third party applications that claim to transfer chats easier.
How to backup Google Drive on Android
Open WhatsApp on your Android device.
You should now click on the button for more options located in the top right corner of the WhatsApp application.
Choose your settings.
Click on Chats.
Select chat backup.
Click Backup to Google Drive.
Select when to backup.
Choose the Google account you want to sync the backup to.
Click Backup by connection to choose if you want to sync backup over Wi-Fi, data, or both.
Enable the Embed videos button if you want to include videos in the backup.
Once completed, WhatsApp chats will automatically return to Google Drive, not only facilitating the restore process if you upgrade or exchange phones, but also allows access to them from other platforms if needed.
How to backup manually
Open the application from your Android device.
You should now click on the button for more special options located in the top right corner.
Choose your settings.
Click on Chats.
Select chat backup.
Tap the backup option in the green box.
If you do not link your Google Drive account to your account on WhatsApp, this will create a local backup, as the copies will be stored directly on your device, and can be accessed via a file manager such as Google files, and the backup file itself will be located in the / sdcard / WhatsApp folder It can be copied or moved to another location.
In addition, if you have already linked your Google Drive account to your WhatsApp account, this will become the default backup method, as you can head over to the Google Drive application and you will find the backup file listed under the Recents tab.
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