WhatsApp has become the centralised way of exchanging information over chat, making it one of the most popular social media platforms globally, with 1.5 billion userbases. However, WhatsApp doesn’t use its cloud database. Instead, it uses iCloud for privacy reasons and its encryption policy.
However, if you want to export your WhatsApp Chat history to restore on your iPhone, today we will guide you in the best possible way to avoid damaging crucial memories. Before that, it is important to backup your data to protect memories, and important things happen. Follow the instructions mentioned below.
Is there a way to export WhatsApp chat history to iCloud?
This method potentially helps you keep your data safe, and with the iCloud Whatsapp backup exported, you can easily switch to a different device. So without further delay, let’s check this out.
Pre-Requisites
- You should be signed in with an Apple ID.
- For iCloud access
- Your iOS version should be above iOS 10.
- If you have, enable iCloud in the iPhone or iPad settings.
- Check Storage Overview
- To store your chat on a device available for storage
- Cellular Network
- To download, you require cellular connectivity.
- We advise you to use stable internet connectivity.
- To download, you require cellular connectivity.
How to Backup WhatsApp Data to the Cloud
Here is the step to back up WhatsApp data to iCloud. You can also manually create a backup of your WhatsApp chat at any time.
- Open the device settings.
- Click on iCloud Profile, then click on iCloud
- Toggle to enable iCloud Drive, and after this, give access to WhatsApp iCloud.
- Toggle to enable permissions for WhatsApp
- Go back to the settings page, then click on Chat.
- Next, click on Chat Backup and select Backup.
- That’s it.
- You can also include video from a backup on iCloud.
The backup will start at the same time, but it takes time depending on your internet connectivity.
How to Restore Chat from an Old or Previous WhatsApp Backup
If we have finished the backup or if you have a previous WhatsApp backup, then you will need your device to restore the backup. Follow the instructions mentioned below.
Pre-Requisites
Before proceeding further, you need to ensure some of the following points, so here is the described quick guide.
- WhatsApp doesn’t store your backup in its database.
- Backup is not end-to-end encrypted.
- WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted; it recovers deleted messages for users
How to Export Chat History to Email
It is quite easy to perform. Follow the instructions mentioned below.
- Open the in-person chat.
- For which do you want to export chat history?
- Now, click on the contact’s name.
- Or you can tap on Groups.
- Then, click on the three-dot menu to open the export chat.
- Select your preference.
- Choose what you want to export, such as media or emailing the chat without media.
- Next, choose an email app and service.
- Tap on the additional option.
- Enter your email, and then tap Send.
- That’s it
Hopefully, you will now be able to create and export WhatsApp chat history to iCloud. For further queries, share them with us in the comment section below. Stay tuned for further updates and future updates on the same.