WhatsApp transfer guides
Switching phones should not mean losing years of conversations. These guides explain what works, what doesn’t, and why, in plain English.
Android to iPhone
Already set up your iPhone? How to move WhatsApp from Android without a reset
Finished setting up your new iPhone and WhatsApp didn’t come along? Here’s what your real options are, what each one costs you, and how to keep your iPhone exactly as it is.
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Move to iOS not showing WhatsApp? Here’s why, and what to do
You open Move to iOS, get to the list of data to transfer, and WhatsApp simply isn’t there. Here are the seven reasons this happens, in the order worth checking, and what to do if none of them fix it.
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Switching to Samsung or Pixel? How to move WhatsApp after the phone is set up
Moved from iPhone to a Samsung or Pixel and your WhatsApp chats stayed behind? When the official transfer works, and how to move chats without wiping the new phone.
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Why your Google Drive WhatsApp backup won’t restore on iPhone (and what does work)
Your WhatsApp backup is sitting in Google Drive, but the iPhone only offers iCloud. Here’s why WhatsApp backups can’t cross between Android and iPhone, and the ways that actually move your chats.
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