How do I recover important WhatsApp conversations after changing devices?

[Trush Jodie]

There are times that we need to change our phones either because of an upgrade. And when we register WhatsApp on that new device, we run a risk of losing all our previous conversations.

How can we recover WhatsApp messages when changing phones and registering WhatsApp on a new device?

 

[gwolf666]

In my experience, the best way to ensure you don't lose your WhatsApp conversations when switching phones is to back them up regularly. WhatsApp lets you save your chats to Google Drive or iCloud, depending on whether you use Android or iPhone. Before switching devices, simply verify that you have an up-to-date backup in the cloud, and when you set up WhatsApp on your new phone, it will prompt you to restore that backup. It's important to create the backup manually beforehand to ensure it's current. There are also third-party apps and programs that promise to transfer chats directly, but they aren't always reliable and can put your data at risk. Ultimately, the key is to use the official backup and restore features, which are safe and effective, to avoid losing any important conversations when you switch phones.

 

[Kera]

I don't think that you would be able to recover those WhatsApp messages if you didn't back it up to a Google account.

 

[eLdavis]

This best way to achieve this is to ensure you backup your Whatsapp messages before changing your device.