Moving the contents of your WhatsApp chats from an older phone to a more modern model is simple and takes only about a couple of minutes. This article explains how you can transfer your WhatsApp conversations and data to iPhone and to iPhone and also from an Android smartphone to a more modern Android device.
How Do I Transfer My WhatsApp Account to a New Phone With the Same Number?
The easiest method of moving your WhatsApp information from one iPhone to the next is by creating a cloud backup linked to your account and stored on the Apple servers. All you require is an internet connection and the exact Apple account that's used on every smartphone.
1. On the original iPhone Open WhatsApp and choose Options.
2. Select Chat.
3. Select Chat Backup.
4. Select Back Up Now.
5. It's now time to back up your WhatsApp chat backup is about to start. After it's done the current date and time will appear right next to the Last Backup at the top of your screen.
6. Then, uninstall the WhatsApp application from the original iPhone.
7. On the other iPhone, install the WhatsApp application via the App Store.
8. You can open WhatsApp on your brand-new iPhone and choose to Agree and Continue.
9. Enter your telephone number.
10. Choose "Yes" to confirm that the number you have entered is correct.
11. You'll be sent an eight-digit code in a text message. You can enter it in the text box that is shown.
12. Select Restore Chat History.
13. Select Next.
14. Choose your profile picture and then enter your name then click the "Done" button..
15. Transfer of the remainder of the WhatsApp chat information will immediately start. After that you will see your WhatsApp app will look exactly the same as it did on the old iPhone using the exact chat contacts and conversations.
How Do I Transfer My WhatsApp to My New Phone on Android?
Here's how you can transfer your WhatsApp contacts and conversations from your previous Android phone to the newly purchased Android mobile.
Start the WhatsApp app on your primary Android phone and then open it. Then, select the Additional options vertical menu with the ellipsis.
- Select Settings.
- Select Chats.
- Choose chat backup.
- Select Back Up.
- Your WhatsApp backup will be created, and it will transfer to the cloud when completed.
- Make sure whether the local or Google Drive times are identical to ensure the backup you upload onto the cloud has been current.
- Once you're done, uninstall the WhatsApp application from your primary Android device.
- On your brand-new Android phone, download the WhatsApp application.
- Start WhatsApp on your latest Android smartphone, and then choose to Agree and continue.
- Enter your telephone number and choose Then.
- Choose to Continue to give access to the new phone's media and contact list.
- Choose Allow to verify access to the contacts on your phone.
- Choose Allow to verify access to the media.
- Select Restore.
- The WhatsApp backup will begin downloading and installing. If you are prompted, click next.
- Select Restore Now.
- Enter your name, then select Then.
- In a matter of seconds after that, after a few minutes, your WhatsApp contacts and chats will be transferred completely to your latest Android phone.
What Happens to WhatsApp When You Get a New Phone Number?
If you're in need of changing your phone number change your WhatsApp phone number, and you can change the number that is associated with your WhatsApp account. If you switch the number of your WhatsApp telephone number your chats, profile details settings, chats, and groups will be transferred to a brand different WhatsApp account. The old account you had to your old number will be removed.
It's not necessary to notify your WhatsApp contacts about the new number since this transfer will be automatically updated the contact information of your accounts.
Will I Lose My WhatsApp Conversations if I Change Phones?
It's not a problem to lose your WhatsApp contacts or conversations in the event of a phone change, so it's as long as you've created backups before beginning to move. WhatsApp backups are often automated in the background, but it's better to manually back up your account prior to switching phones to ensure the backup information is current.