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Moving WhatsApp to a new phone: Transferring backups & restoring

The easiest way to do this is: Google Drive backup and restore

Note:

  1. use same Google Account on both phones,
  2. Backup and restore your Whatsapp data to/from online backup.

I do not really like sending my data online, so I prefer to do an offline transfer. I know, kinda "Old-School", but yeah, it's a better way to avoid loss and breach of your personal data. And in addition, I use different Google account on both phones.

Few steps to follow doing the offline transfer

  1. On the old phone:

    • Make a backup of your Whatsapp data
    • Connect your smartphone to the PC using a USB cable.
    • Copy somewhere the Whatsapp files from: >> Internal storage >> Android >> media >> com.whatsapp >>

  2. On the new phone:

  • connect it to the PC via an usb cable
  • copy over the above files to the same directory on the new phone
  • Open Whatsapp application
  • register using the same number from the old phone. You might need to verify via sms token code or a call
  • make sure to use the "restore from backup" option as this will show only once.

Enjoy your chat on your new phone :)