If you are wondering how to backup and restore WhatsApp messages, videos, and photos on your new phone or another Android device then you have reached the right article.
In this article, I’ll share with you 3 absolutely secure ways that will help you transfer WhatsApp from Android to Android easily.
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How to Transfer WhatsApp from Android to Android
1. Transfer WhatsApp messages from Android to Android with the help of Local Backup
Local backup is the programmed backup of your chat or message history to your Android phones WhatsApp folder that is done on a daily basis daily. This WhatsApp folder can be found in your cell phone’s memory card or external SD card. This method will work only if you are using the same cell phone number on both Android devices. This process is free and might be complicated for some people and might be easy for others.
Follow the following steps to transfer WhatsApp messages from Android to Android with the help of Local Backup:
Step 1: If your WhatsApp files are installed in your external SD card then remove the SD card from the old Android cell phone and insert it in your new Android cell phone.
If the WhatsApp files are installed on your cell phone memory then you can copy that to the external SD card. You can also transfer the WhatsApp files using a file explorer to your new Android cell phone or transfer the files to your new cell phone with the help of a PC or laptop.
NOTE: If you are not aware of whether the WhatsApp files are located in the internal memory or external SD card then please check in the settings of your phone or WhatsApp settings.
Step 2: Now install WhatsApp on your new Android cell phone. Make sure to verify the cell phone number with your new WhatsApp.
Step 3: Further click on the Restore option. This will help you restore all the backup chats with videos and images.
Step 4: Once the restoration process is done. Open WhatsApp again and go to Settings then select Chats and calls and then select Backup chats. The Backup process will start taking place.
This way you can transfer all the backup from your old Android cell phone to your new Android cell phone through local backup.
2. Transfer WhatsApp messages from android to android on your PC with the help of Dr.Fone
With the help of Dr.Fone – WhatsApp Transfer you can easily and effectively transfer your WhatsApp data from an Android device to another android device. It is pretty quick and you will love it for sure. This Android file transfer and manager makes it simple and fast to transfer between Android and other platforms like Windows computer, Mac, and iTunes. Just transfer photos, videos, music, contacts, messages, documents, and more all at once or even selectively. Most importantly, this tool can manage your Android with your PC, like adding and deleting media data. It is fully compatible with Android 10.0, Samsung S10, iOS 13, and all iOS devices. Also, you do not need iTunes for transferring between iPhone, iPad, and computers.
Follow the following steps below to transfer WhatsApp messages from Android to Android on your PC with the help of Dr.Fone – WhatsApp Transfer:
Step 1: Download and Install Dr. Fone software on your PC. Then run it on your PC and from the home screen choose the “WhatsApp Transfer” option.
Step 2: From the left side panel click on “WhatsApp” and then connect both the Android devices to your PC.
Step 3: Then click on “Transfer WhatsApp messages”. This will start WhatsApp transfer from Android to Android on your PC.
Step 4: Wait for the Android devices to get detected and make sure they are located in the right positions. Then click on the “Transfer” option.
Step 5: Now the transfer process takes place and you can view the progress on the progress bar available on the screen.
Step 6: While the WhatsApp transfer is taking place, you can go and set up the new cell phone WhatsApp by verifying your number, verification code, and allowing other actions.
Hence your WhatsApp transfer from Android to Android is successfully completed with the help of the amazing software Dr.Fone.
3. Transfer WhatsApp messages from Android to Android with the help of Google Drive
WhatsApp has also allowed Google Drive to also maintain the backup of WhatsApp messages, photos, videos, chats. So, you can also transfer your WhatsApp back with the help of Google Drives. This process is a little slow but free.
Follow the following step below to transfer WhatsApp messages from Android to Android with the help of Google Drive:
Step 1: First open the WhatsApp on your old phone. Go to the WhatsApp settings then select the “Chat” option and then select the “Chat Backup” option.
Step 2: Now under the Accounts Option, check whether you are logged in to your Google account. If not then click on it and log in to the Google account you want the backup process to take place.
Step 3: Then click on the “Backup” option. The backup process will take place. Then under you can choose when you want the backup process to take place on a daily, weekly, monthly, or custom basis. You also have an option to exclude videos from the backup process.
Step 4: Once the backup process is completed and saved on the google drive uninstall WhatsApp from the old Android device and install it in the new android device. The new android device should be linked to the Google Account that has your WhatsApp backup.
Step 5: The WhatsApp will automatically detect the presence of your backup on Google Drive. Then click on the “Restore” button to restore the backup from the Google drive to your new Android device. Now, wait from the process to get completed.
We will recommend the Dr.Fone method as it super quick and safe. It is an amazing software that has many amazing features that we are sure you will love. And not only android you can also Transfer Whatsapp Messages from Android to iPhone. Let us know what do you want to see next on our page.
