How to Restore Whatsapp Data from Android to Android and Android to iOS

yesI’m sure you’re excited to open your new phone. Whether it’s Android or iOS, buying a new terminal is an incredible feeling; however, sometimes we forget something important. It is about transferring WhatsApp as we spend whatsapp data from old device to new device, sometimes adding thousands of files, conversations, photos and videos.

The data does not stop being memories, so it is natural to want to recover it and have everything as it was on our phone. Have you bought a new Android or an iPhone with IOS and want to restore WhatsApp data? Well, we are going to show you all the ways to do it.

Transfer data from iOS to iOS

I am sure you are wondering if iPhone WhatsApp uses Google Drive to transfer files like Android does. The answer is no, since iOS is a direct competitor and uses its own Apple cloud called iCloud.

However, you can also transfer data from iOS to iOS just as easily. To do this, you must follow the same steps, that is, update to the latest version on the old mobile, go to settings / chats / backup. The options are identical to Android, only this time everything will be saved to iCloud.

Once this is done, we change the SIM card, install it in our new iPhone and access it with the same iCloud account as in the previous model. When installing WhatsApp, the option to restore the backup will automatically appear, just as it did on Android.

Restore WhatsApp Data from Android to Android

transfer the WhatsApp data from your old Android to the new one It is very simple. All you have to do is update the app to the latest version, click settings/chat/backup. There you can create a copy and upload it to Google Drive, as well as configure the creation of recurring backup copies, in case of phone failure. You can also choose what is saved inside, that is, if you decide to include the videos or not, an option that is deactivated by default to save space.

It is important to do this without removing the SIM card and without having previously installed WhatsApp on the new device. Once the copy is saved in Google Drive, it is time to turn on the new terminal. there you must Sign in with the same Google Drive account that you used on your old phone and download the latest version of WhatsApp. By doing so, it will be the application itself that finds the copy and tells us if we want to restore it.

If you have too many videos you want to save, and you don’t have enough space on Google Drive, you’ll need to save the videos by hand. To do this, go to the WhatsApp/WhatsApp videos folder and copy them to the new phone using a USB cable. You can also save them on a micro SD, which you will insert into the new terminal.

How to restore WhatsApp data from Android to iOS and vice versa with iMyFone

We have seen how to transfer WhatsApp within terminals with the same operating system, something that is very simple and that can be done within the same application. Of course, if iPhone does not use Google Drive to make copies and Android does not use iCloud, in theory the files cannot be preserved if you officially change the operating system.

Fortunately, it is possible to do this easily with iMyFone, as you can see in the video above. With it, you will be able to restore all your data and files from Android to iOS and vice versa seamlessly and without limitation, with a 100% success rate. The program runs on a computer and is compatible with Windows and Mac.

To make it work, you simply have to connect the two devices to the computer and indicate which is the source and which is the destination. Once recognized, you will simply have to click on the “transfer” button and wait for the copy to complete. In addition, you can make backup copies of WhatsApp and save them on your computer to use them later, something useful if you do not have much space in the cloud.

Device connection

The program has a free version and also paid versions, one for users with up to 5 devices and support, and another version for technicians, which allows you to have from 10 devices to an unlimited number of devices depending on the version you buy. This version is intended for IT people, who can offer this service to clients without the need for attribution. Licenses can be purchased for 1 month, 1 year or unlimited time.

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manuel trujillo

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