hey this is paul from mobile trans wondershare and today's video
is all about how you can change your whatsapp number and not lose any of the
chats there are a few methods that we can use to make sure that those whatsapp chats
stay with you when you change your number on whatsapp and that might be on a new phone or
that could be on the same device that you're using at the moment so let's get into the video
back in 2017 whatsapp added a new feature where it easily let its users change their phone number
while still being able to keep hold of their chats meaning that you wouldn't lose a single
bit of that chat history annoyingly though this only works if you're swapping numbers and keeping
that same device if you're switching to a new phone then you're not able to keep
hold of your chats whilst changing your number we will show you two methods where
the first method is being able to change your whatsapp number and keep hold of your contacts
on your device and the second method is to be able to transfer those chats from whatsapp over
to a new device and we'll also show you a way where whatsapp can let all your contacts know
that you've changed your number without you having to do a thing so let's get into the first method
you'll need to make sure first of all you've got a whatsapp account set up
then on your phone what you'll need to do is swap out your old sim card and put in the new sim of
the number that you want to change to then make sure you open up whatsapp and in the top right
hand corner just select the three dots that you can see and then when you see settings make sure
you select that from here you'll see some more options make sure you select account you'll then
have to look for the change number option and once you find it you'll go to another screen and what
you'll have to do here is enter your old whatsapp number and the new one that you'll want to change
to you should then get a verification text sent to the new number to make sure that the new number is
operational and that it works and if you follow all of this then your chat should be
right there where they were with the old number and you'll even get an option to let all your
contacts selected contacts or all your chat contacts know that you've changed your number
and then whatsapp will just send this message automatically for you without doing a thing
there we go that now means that your whatsapp number has changed and you've kept all of your
contacts and that works brilliantly if you're keeping that new number on a new device but
what happens when you want to get a new number and a new device at the same time well let's show you
on this part of the video i will show you how to change your whatsapp number onto a new phone
and keep all of those chats so you don't lose anything the software that can help you do
this is called mobile trans it's a really simple piece of software that allows you
to move your chats with only a few clicks and you'll need to back up your whatsapp chats to
your computer before you can do this with mobile trans and then you'll need to restore that data
on the new phone also using mobile trends this means you can get all of those chats
really easily on a new device and the best thing is that this works with both android and iphone
so let's show you how this can be done for the first step you'll need to download the
software and this can be done on mac or pc so you can check the description
below for a link that will take you to this official mobile trans website to start that
download when downloaded you'll need to launch the software and make sure you select the correct
options you'll need to click whatsapp transfer and then backup whatsapp messages
for step two you'll need to at this point connect your phone to the computer and just make sure that
you use a really good working usb cable because if you don't and it becomes disconnected you'll
have to start the process all over again once your device is connected via the usb cable you should
then see that mobile trends will automatically detect the phone that you have plugged in
to get that process started you'll have to select start and this can be done very quickly or take
some time depending on the amount of data you have to transfer and then you'll get a prompt
on the screen to tell you that the process is being completed then you can just check where
that backup has been located and you will see that it's backed up all your data and multimedia files
which is fantastic but now let's show you how you can restore all of those chats on your new device
you'll need to find the whatsapp transfer option again on the main screen and this time click the
restore to device option this is where you'll need to make sure your device is connected again via
the usb cable and just like before remember it's a good working usb cable because if it disconnects
you might lose some data that you wanted to restore to that new device again your phone
is automatically detected by mobile trends and you'll see a list of your backups on your computer
and just select the correct one for you you then just have to click restore and the process will
begin again this can take its time depending on the amount of data you're trying to take from
your computer backup over to your new device so just sit back and be patient and it will in time
be completed you can then go to whatsapp and just check that all your chats have moved over and then
mobile trans has done its job and it's a really easy and reliable method to do that quick transfer
of whatsapp data but restoring whatsapp messages is a paid function within mobile trends and
with that paid function you don't just need to use whatsapp you can also use it to transfer
backup and restore other social data like line viber kik and wechat and you're free to choose
from the paid subscriptions you can either choose a one-year membership or you can choose a lifetime
license hopefully now this video has showed you the two ways you can change your number
on whatsapp and make sure you're keeping hold of all of those important chats and of course
showed you mobile trans that can easily quickly and simply back up your whatsapp data to your
computer and then just as easily help you restore that whatsapp data to your new device
and all of that is with your new number but letting you keep hold of all the chats that
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