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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

WhatsApp chat data is just as important as plain text messages on a phone. In order to limit data loss if your phone is stolen or damaged, you should back up your WhatsApp messages. Luckily, you can do this right from the app's settings menu.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: On an iPhone

1. 

   Make sure that iCloud Drive is turned on. You will need to access iCloud Drive to backup WhatsApp messages. Let's:
   • Tap the Settings app to open Settings.
   • Click on the "iCloud" tab.
   • Click the "iCloud Drive" tab.
   • Swipe the iCloud Drive slider to the right (it will turn green).

2. 

   
   
   Exit the Settings app. You can press the Home button to return to the home screen.

3. 

   Click on the "WhatsApp" app to open WhatsApp. You can back up your WhatsApp data on your phone right from the WhatsApp settings menu.

4. 

   
   
   Open the "Settings" menu in the lower right corner of the WhatsApp screen.

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   Click the "Chats" option. The chat settings will open.

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   Click on the "Chat Backup" option. WhatsApp's chat backup page will open.

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   Click "Back Up Now". The backup will start to be created. You will have the following options in the menu:
   • "Auto Backup" - Choose to automatically backup daily, weekly, monthly or never.
   • "Include Videos" - Backup video messages as well.
   • If this is your first time backing up your data, it may take a few minutes.

8. 

   Wait for the backup to complete. Once WhatsApp has backed up, you'll see a "Last Backup: Today" message at the top of the Chat Backup page. advertisement

Method 2 of 2: On Android

1. 

   Click on the "WhatsApp" app to open WhatsApp. You can backup WhatsApp right in the settings menu of the app.
   • To backup WhatsApp, the Android device must be synced with Google Drive.

2. 

   Press the menu button of the Android device. This button is shaped like three vertical dots.

3. 

   Click the "Settings" option in the lower right corner of the WhatsApp screen.

4. 

   Click on the "Chats" tab. The Chats customizations will open.

5. 

   Click "Chat backup". Here, you have the following options:
   • "Back up to Google Drive" - ​​Backup of chat messages to Google Drive.
   • "Auto Backup" - Turns on / off the automatic backup setting. You can select "Daily", "Weekly", "Monthly" or "Off".
   • "Include Videos" - Swipe this option to "On" to include videos in the backup settings.

6. 

   Click on "Back up to Google Drive". You will be asked to choose a backup frequency.

7. 

   Click "Back Up" to backup your chat message immediately. As long as your phone and Google Drive account have enough memory to back up, the process will continue.

8. 

   Select the account that you want to use to save the backup. If you haven't registered a Google account yet, you'll need to click on "Add Account" and enter your email address / password.

9. 

   Select which network to use when backing up. Click "Back up over", then click a network.
   • If you use mobile data instead of Wi-Fi, charges may apply.

10. 

    Wait for the backup to complete. If this is your first time backing up, it may take a few minutes. advertisement

Advice

• To avoid phone charges, you need to make sure your phone is connected to Wi-Fi before you start backing up.

Warning

• You should back up your WhatsApp messages before deleting your account before you can restore your account later.