WhatsApp from an Android
WhatsApp from an iPhone
WhatsApp in a book
We all have one or a few special WhatsApp chats that we wish to keep but fear to lose. It may be the first exchanges with your boyfriend or girlfriend, family chats, a conversation with a group of friends… Some messages have a lot more sentimental value than others and are true reminders of wonderful memories.
You assume these chats are safe on your phone – until it gets broken, or lost, or until you decide to buy a new one. In such case, if you haven’t been careful and haven’t proceeded to the necessary backups… you could lose your chats forever! Many times, people lose chats of great sentimental value… And that’s sad!
To prevent this regrettable fact, we have a very simple solution. Export your WhatsApp chat and keep a copy of it.
Save WhatsApp chats via your iPhone
Let’s find out a few more tips to get a safe copy of your chats, easily and for free.
✅ First of all, we recommend updating your WhatsApp application to make sure you have the latest version.
- Open WhatsApp on your iPhone.
- Go to your thread and click on the conversation you want to export.
- At the top of the screen, click on the name of the contact or the name of the group of the conversation 😎.
- Scroll down the page until you see “export discussion”, and click.
- Now you can choose whether or not to join the media files (photos, videos, audios…).
- If you click on “Add media” 📸, the best is to save the .zip file that will be created in “Files” or on another storage platform such as “Google Drive”, “Dropbox” etc. This will allow you to find it easily.
- On the other hand ⛔️ don’t use 📧 “Email” ⛔️ if you do want the media files, because your file will be limited to 15MB and you could receive only the last pictures and messages.
(Optional) You can make a paper copy of your data. Maybe you weren’t aware of this: you can transform your WhatsApp chat into a paper or digital book thanks to www.MONLIVRESMS.com 💌 Despite the reliability of our computers, a paper version of your chat remains the safest way to keep them.
Export your WhatsApp chats via iPhone
● Here’s how to save your WhatsApp data with iCloud (iPhone/iOS)
Your iPhone saves automatically your WhatsApp messages ✅ and chats on a daily basis. If you wish to set regular backups on iCloud, you can do so in Settings. These backups will prevent you from losing your messages if you uninstall WhatsApp ✅ from your iPhone. This way, you’ll have a copy ready to transfer straight into your new phone.
● Here’s how to save manually your WhatsApp data with iCloud
You can proceed to a manual backup of your chats at any time via you iPhone. Open WhatsApp ➡️ Settings ➡️ Chats ➡️ Backup and click on Save now.
Your chats and media files are now saved on your iCloud account 💪.
● Here’s how to save automatically your WhatsApp data with iCloud
You can proceed to an automatic backup of your chats at any time via you iPhone. Open WhatsApp ➡️ Settings ➡️ Chats ➡️ Backup. Then click on Auto Backup and choose the desired backup frequency.
Your chats and media files are now saved on your iCloud account 💪.
● Here’s how to restore your WhatsApp data with iCloud
Make sure you have a copy of your WhatsApp data ✅ on your iCloud account before retrieving your chats. To do so, open WhatsApp ➡️ Settings ➡️ Chats ➡️ Backup. You will see the most recent backup date. You will be prompted to delete and re-install WhatsApp ✅ in order to start the retrieving process. You will have to verify your phone number. Then, you just need to follow the application’s instructions to restore your chat history 💪.
Save WhatsApp chats via your Android
Let’s find out a few more tips to get a safe copy of your chats, easily and for free.
First of all, we recommend updating your WhatsApp application to make sure you have the latest version.
- Open WhatsApp on your Android phone.
- Go to your thread and click on the conversation you want to save.
- Click on “Advanced options” (the three dots at the top right corner), then “More” and “Export chat”.
- Now you can choose whether or not to join the media files (photos 📸, videos 📹, audio 🔊…).
- If you click on “Add media”, the best is to save the .zip file on your smartphone or on another storage platform such as “Google Drive”, “Dropbox” etc. This will allow you to find it easily. On the other hand ⛔️ don’t use “Email” ⛔️ if you do want the media files, because your file will be limited to 15MB and you could receive only the last pictures and messages.
- Some Androids apply a systematic limit to all your exports including media files. You might want to ask an export without the media files if you wish to receive the full conversation (all messages). WhatsApp does not provide any explication related to this issue.
(Optional) You can make a paper copy of your data. Maybe you weren’t aware of this: you can transform your WhatsApp chat into a paper or digital book thanks to www.MONLIVRESMS.com. Despite the reliability of our computers, a paper version of your chat remains the safest way to keep them.
Export your WhatsApp chats via Android
● Here’s how to save your WhatsApp data with GoogleDrive (Android)
Your Android phone saves automatically your WhatsApp messages and chats on a daily basis. If you wish to set regular backups on GoogleDrive, you can do so in Settings.
These backups will prevent you from losing your messages if you uninstall WhatsApp from your Android phone. This way, you’ll have a copy ready to transfer straight into your new phone.
To save your WhatsApp data on GoogleDrive, just open WhatsApp ➡️ Advanced options ➡️ Advanced settings ➡️ Chats ➡️ Chats backup and click on SAVE.
● Here’s how to restore your WhatsApp data with GoogleDrive
Make sure you have a copy of your WhatsApp data on your GoogleDrive account before retrieving your chats. To do so, open WhatsApp ➡️ Settings ➡️ Chats ➡️ Backup. You will see the most recent backup date.
You will be prompted to delete and re-install WhatsApp in order to start the retrieving process. You will have to verify your phone number. Then, you just need to follow the application’s instructions and you will have restored all your chat history ✅.
Create your book MonLivreSMS 📚
Here’s how to save your WhatsApp messages in a paper or digital (ebook / pdf) book thanks to MonLivreSMS
- To print your WhatsApp messages in a paper or digital (ebook / pdf) book, you must first export a copy of your conversation. There are several ways to do this depending on the phone you are using, whether it is an iPhone or Android device. (Please see explanations above.)
- On our website, drop the file “WhatsApp Chat – ***.zip” containing your WhatsApp messages as well as your media files, without opening it. You can also drop the file “_chat.txt” containing only your WhatsApp messages. Both options are available by clicking on the link “Create my book”.
- Once you have successfully transferred your conversation, you will get to a customization page with several options. There is no limit to the number of messages. Depending on your conversation, you may be offered to print them in several books. No worries: you will be able to select all of them, or to choose only the first one for example.
You will receive your digital book (ebook / pdf) in just a few minutes. Your paper book will take a few days to reach your mailbox.
You can also make a book from an iPhone SMS, Android SMS, Messenger, WhatsApp or Instagram conversation.
Since the implementation of its new regulation, WhatsApp must give you access to your data. Good news: data include all the messages you ever sent on WhatsApp, which you can now retrieve easily.
We all have a good reason for retrieving WhatsApp messages, either to save them, to re-discover a chat with the love of your life or your family, and even to find specific messages and pictures.