Transfer WhatsApp conversations to a new iPhone

The most used chat service at the moment is undoubtedly WhatsApp. Using this service you can send messages to all your friends, family, acquaintances and more for free. All these messages, images, videos, etc. are stored in the WhatsApp app.

When you buy a new iPhone, you don’t want to just leave all those special conversations behind. Therefore, you can transfer it via a full iCloud or iTunes backup. Those who like to set up their iPhone as new can also easily transfer the conversation history from one iPhone to another.

Set up WhatsApp backup (backup).

WhatsApp uses iCloud drive to store chats, media and data. Before you can set this up, you must have an iCloud account and iCloud Drive must be active. You can read how to set up an iCloud account here. Then go to Settings ▸ your name ▸ iCloud ▸ turn on ‘WhatsApp’. These steps can be followed from iOS 10.3, if you still have iOS 10.2.1 or earlier you can enable this via Settings ▸ iCloud ▸ iCloud Drive ▸ enable ‘WhatsApp’.

Activate backups for WhatsApp on iPhone

Open WhatsApp
Navigate to the ‘Settings’ tab
Select ‘Chats’
Open ‘Backup’

Transfer WhatsApp conversations to a new iPhone

In most cases, backup is now enabled. If this is not the case, you can now do this manually. If necessary, tap ‘Back up now’ to immediately back up to iCloud Drive. At the bottom you will find some other options such as saving videos and when the backup should be made.

Restore a WhatsApp backup

When you install WhatsApp on a new iPhone, you must first log in for iCloud. Then start WhatsApp and follow the steps on the screen. At some point you will be asked if you want to restore a backup. Choose a desired one and the data will be synchronized again.

Transfer WhatsApp conversations without iCloud

Unable to transfer chat history for WhatsApp via iCloud? Fortunately, you can then manually transfer the conversations from your old device to the new one. Transferring your conversations sounds simple, and nowadays it is. In recent years, iCloud was mandatory and if you did not have it set up, you could transfer the chats with third-party tools such as iMazing. Today it can be done directly from WhatsApp.