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Google drive lets you back up your WhatsApp data across devices.
So it’s natural to wonder:
is it possible to restore these backups to an iPhone from there?
You can find the backup files in the google drive app on your Android phone.
However, they don’t seem to be syncing on the iPhone.
Thank God, there are still ways to make it.
So, let’s go ahead and check them out!
Method 1, use the Move to iOS app.
Before we begin, let’s restore the WhatsApp backup to the Android。
First, uninstall WhatsApp, make sure not to keep any existing data.
Then reinstall WhatsApp from play store.
Now open WhatsApp, verify your phone number.
And then tap continue to allow WhatsApp access to your contacts, photos, and etc.
When prompted, tap restore to restore your chats and media from Google Drive.
Well done, now let’s go ahead and start the transfer.
First, install Move to iOS app from play store.
Connect both devices to a power source.
Now we need to reset this iPhone to factory default.
If you prefer to keep your data, skip ahead to the next method in this video.
So in settings, go to general,
Transfer or reset iPhone,
Then go ahead and erase all content and settings.
Well done, let’s proceed to set it up.
Here we make sure to select the same Wi-Fi network.
In the App and data option, tap Move Data from Android.
Tap continue, you’ll see a One-time code.
On your Android phone, tap continue,
Then agree to the Terms and conditions,
Tap continue again and enter the code from your iPhone.
Select WhatsApp from the list, then tap start to proceed.
Tap continue again,
And then, Here we go.
Well done, let’s continue settings up the iPhone.
OK, now let’s install WhatsApp from App Store.
Then we are going to login into our WhatsApp account,
Here it says move chats from Android, tap start to continue.
After setting up the profile, you’ll see all your WhatsApp chats right here.
Just like that.
Of course, all the other files on the iPhone have been gone since the erase.
That’s why we introduce iCareFone Transfer in the following chapter, just for you to keep your data.
Once open it, go to the WhatsApp tab,
Connect the Android phone first,
Enable USB-debugging if prompted.
Then connect your iPhone,
Trust this computer if prompted.
Now click transfer to begin.
The only thing it overwrites is the WhatsApp data on your iPhone,
everything else will stay intact during the process.
So, let’s continue.
Follow the instructions here to create a local backup.
Once done, select it to continue.
Verify the WhatsApp account with encryption key or phone number.
Here you can select what data types you want to bring to your new phone.
Let's just select them all to continue.
Now we are going to log into WhatsApp on the iPhone.
There’s not data moved over yet.
Let’s get back to iCareFone and click logged in to complete the last step.
Your iPhone will restart.
Well done, let’s go ahead and check it out!
See, all you WhatsApp chats have been migrated to the iPhone.
And all the other files stay where they are.
So that’s it.
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