WhatsApp is a Facebook-owned cross-platform centralized messaging and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service that allows you to connect with your family, friends, and contacts. WhatsApp offers a feature to keep your chats saved on cloud storage so that you don’t lose your chats.
Why should you create a backup of your WhatsApp chats?
Your WhatsApp chats may contain important data related to your business or education. Losing your chats can become a cause for stress for anyone. However, when you create a backup of your WhatsApp chats, you may recover it anytime from the cloud storage even when you lose your device. Moreover, WhatsApp chats backup makes your transition to a new device hassle-free. You just need to sync your chats from the cloud to your new device.
How to create a backup of your WhatsApp chats on an iOS device?
To create a backup of your WhatsApp chats on an iOS device, follow these steps.
- Launch the WhatsApp application on your iOS device.
- Go to the WhatsApp settings within the app by tapping the cog icon located at the bottom right.
- Go to Chat > Chat Backup.
- Tap “Chats” and then tap “Chat Backup.”
- Tap Back Up Now to create a backup of your WhatsApp chats on iCloud.
- You may also activate the Auto Backup feature.
- As soon as you tap Auto Backup, you’ll get the following four options to choose from.
- Daily: To backup your chats every day
- Weekly: To backup your chats once a week
- Monthly: To backup your chats once a month
- Off: To disable the Auto Backup feature
Once you enable the Auto Backup feature, your chats will automatically be saved to your iCloud. You will not need to do that manually.
How to create a backup of your WhatsApp chats on an Android device?
To manually create a backup of your WhatsApp chats on an Android device, follow these steps.
- Launch the WhatsApp application on your Android device.
- Tap the three dots located at the top right.
- Go to Settings > Chats > Chat backup > BACK UP.
To create an auto backup of your WhatsApp chats on an Android device, follow these steps.r
- Launch the WhatsApp application on your Android device.
- Tap the three dots located at the top right.
- Go to Settings > Chats > Chat backup > Back up to Google Drive.
- Choose the desired backup frequency.
- Choose the Google account where you want to create a backup. You may add a new Google account by tapping Add account.
To modify the frequency of your WhatsApp chats backup on Google Drive, follow these steps.
- Launch the WhatsApp application on your Android device.
- Tap the three dots located at the top right.
- Go to Settings > Chats > Chat backup > Back up to Google Drive.
- Choose the desired backup frequency.
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