recently we received a lot of requests to talk about
how do i restore whatsapp data from google drive to iphone
especially with the release of the new iphone
obviously there is no official way to restore Whatsapp backup directly from google drive to iPhone
the encryption protocols used by google drive are not compatible with the ios system
but don't worry we have worked out three methods for you to restore your Whatsapp backup from google drive to iPhone
both directly and indirectly
just choose which one is best for you
method one you can try to directly restore WhatsApp from google drive to iPhone
using itransfer for whatsapp （iMyTrans）
this app is aimed at WhatsApp data transferring backing up exporting and also restoring
first install and run iTransor for WhatsApp on your computer
next connect your iPhone to your computer with usb cable
choose the third function on the left
restore export whatsapp backup
then click on import google drive backups with google drive icon
log in the same google account you used to back up your whatsapp data on android
there you can see a list of whatsapp backups just choose the latest one
download it you can stop the process anytime
then you can find the whatsapp backup we just downloaded
then you can either choose restore to device or export to computer
for your information choose restore to device
enter your phone number and verification code to decrypt
after the process you can preview and read the backup just as on your phone
this is the only method you can directly restore your whatsapp backup from google drive to your new iphone
method 2 you can also restore your whatsapp data to a new iphone by transferring directly if you still have an available android phone
let me show you how to achieve
it still prepare an android phone with full whatsapp backup
you can easily get your whatsapp backup by reinstalling the app on your android phone
then install and run the application we recommended in method one itransfer for whatsapp
now click on transfer whatsapp between devices
connect both of your android phone and iPhone to the pc
make sure android is the source and iPhone is the destination
you may need to turn on the developer option usb debugging on android phone trust the computer on iPhone
click transfer and wait till the process is done
there open whatsapp on your iphone and you will get the original backup
here comes the last method
freely by manual transfer whatsapp via email it is provided by whatsapp
but is more complicated and there are limitations
for example you can only export one chat at a time and only the latest 40 000 messages of this chat can be exported 10000
if you attach media files with messages
if you still prefer to transfer your whatsapp chat histories by email follow the steps
first you need to get your whatsapp backup from google drive to your android phone
you can achieve it easily by reinstalling the app
if you still have all your whatsapp data on your android phone just skip this step
then tap on the chat that you want to transfer and then tap on the group chat name or the contacts name at the top
more export chat attach media then select mail enter the email address and tap send
after sending all the chats you need just log in your email on your iphone then you can read your whatsapp data as txt files
okay that's three methods for you to try if you still have any questions leave a comment below