After purchasing a new phone, the biggest concern is often transferring old WhatsApp chats and important photos and videos to the new phone. Many people think the only way to do this is to back up their chats and redownload them. However, WhatsApp also has an easier option for transferring chats.
If you're transferring your WhatsApp data from Android to Android or iPhone to iPhone, WhatsApp's chat transfer feature can be quite useful.
What to do on your old phone?
First, open WhatsApp on your old phone and go to Settings. Then, tap the Chats option and select Transfer Chats. Read the instructions here to begin the process.
Now install WhatsApp on the new phone and set up the account with the same phone number. If the option to transfer chats appears on the new phone, select it. Then, follow the on-screen instructions.
The chat transfer process can be done using a QR code.
The new and old phones may need to be placed close to each other. In many cases, WhatsApp displays a QR code on the new phone. Scanning this QR code from the old phone can initiate the chat transfer process.
Keep Wi-Fi on on both phones during the transfer and ensure both devices have sufficient battery power. Do not close WhatsApp or move your phones away until the process is complete.
Before transferring
make sure you have enough storage on your new phone. It's also best to use the latest version of WhatsApp.
If you want to transfer WhatsApp data between Android and iPhone, the process may be different and may require using WhatsApp's official transfer option or a device migration tool.
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