WhatsApp wants all users of the instant messaging app to enjoy this app at all times. A lot of features are available on the app so that everyone can use it comfortably anytime. One useful feature is WhatsApp backup. It allows you to keep the chats though you move to a new device.
Android users can back up their WhatsApp chat history using their Google Account. The Google Account’s cloud storage is managed and provided by Google. There are steps to take for Android users to back up their WhatsApp chat to a Google Account.
What To Prepare Before Backing Up
Before backing up your WhatsApp chat on your Android device, there are some different things to prepare. Here are those different things to prepare so that your WhatsApp chat can be backed up much more smoothly.
Make sure that you have an active Google Account on your Android device, your WhatsApp is going to ask you to choose one of some active Google Accounts on your Android device.
You should also make sure that Google Play services have been installed on your Android device.
Make sure there’s enough space on your Android device so that you can create a backup of your WhatsApp chat.
There should also be enough space in the Google Account.
Finally, make sure there’s a stable and strong internet connection before you start.
Now that everything above is ready, you can start learning how to back up your WhatsApp chat.
Creating WhatsApp Backup On Your Android Device
Android users can set up recurring backups for their WhatsApp chat. With this recurring backup feature, WhatsApp will back up the chat automatically in a determined period. To use this recurring backup feature, here are some steps to follow.
On your Android device, run the WhatsApp app.
Tap the More Options button on the top right of the device.
Then tap Settings and choose the Chats setting.
Next, users need to select one of some backup schedules, such as daily, weekly, or monthly.
Users can also choose Only when I tap “Back up” if they don’t want to use the recurring backup feature.
Next, select a Google Account to back up WhatsApp chats to Google Drive.
Finally, tap Back up using cellular to choose the network that you are going to use for backups.
The Manual Way of WhatsApp Backup
The recurring backup feature of WhatsApp is going to back up your WhatsApp chat automatically every day, week, or month. But you can choose to back up your WhatsApp chat manually. Your WhatsApp chat will be backed up only when you tap the Back up button.
Run your Android WhatsApp again and then tap the More Options button.
Next, tap Settings and then select Chats.
Open the Chat backup section and then tap the Back up button.
Backup files on iPhone or Android can vary in size. Usually, the backup process will use mobile data. Before backing up WhatsApp chats to a Google Account, it is essential to connect the Android phone to a Wi-Fi network. This is going to avoid mobile data charges.
If you are not going to back up your chats to a Google Account, you may want to use the WhatsApp chat transfer feature. This is a feature that’s going to let you transfer WhatsApp chats between two Android devices.
Transferring WhatsApp Chats without Using WhatsApp Backup
To transfer WhatsApp chats from the old Android phone to the new one, both Android phones should have Android 6. Both phones should also support Wi-Fi Direct. Use the same phone number for WhatsApp on the new phone and make sure that you follow these steps.
Download the latest WhatsApp app on your new Android device.
Run the app, and tap Accept terms and conditions.
Next, tap the Verify your phone number option.
After looking for any backup from Google Drive, choose Transfer from the old device.
Accept any requested permission and a QR code will appear.
Use your old phone to scan the new phone’s QR code.
Accept the connect invitation and the chat history will be transferred.
During the transfer, your both phones should be unlocked and you shouldn’t close WhatsApp apps. Messaging will be paused during the transfer. Users can cancel this transfer process at any time.
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