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.
- 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
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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