Nowadays almost everyone uses WhatsApp for messaging and chatting. But what if you accidentally delete important WhatsApp messages or chats or accidentally get lost while resetting or changing your device? Do you lose those messages forever or is there any option to recover them again? If you are also looking for answers to these questions then this report is for you. In this report, we are going to tell you easy ways to recover deleted WhatsApp chats. Let’s see.
recover whatsapp chat on android phone
If you are an Android user, WhatsApp allows you to back up chat history to Google Drive or the device’s internal storage on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Old and deleted messages can also be recovered by using this. At the same time, you can also turn on auto backup in it. Note that in auto backup you will be able to recover messages from the last backup.
How to backup from google drive
To recover deleted WhatsApp chat messages from Google Drive, you need to use the same phone number and Google account that was used to create the backup. First uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp from your Android device. Now open the app and enter your registered WhatsApp number to sign in. Type the OTP received on the same number for verification.
After verification, you will get the option to recover your chat backup from Google Drive. Tap Restore to restore the chat. After the initialization is complete, tap Next to search all your chats. Now you can use whatsapp. Also, WhatsApp will download photos, videos, documents in the background.
recover whatsapp chat from local backup
If you don’t have your chat history backup on Google Drive, WhatsApp automatically backs it up from the local backup file. You need to transfer the backup WhatsApp files to your Android phone using File Explorer, Computer or SD card. For this, download a file management app on your Android phone or open the pre-installed app on your device.
Now navigate to /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases or Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Backups for devices running WhatsApp 12 and above. Copy the latest file from the list of backup files and paste it in the Database folder of your current or new device’s internal storage.
how to recover whatsapp chat on iphone
Before you follow the steps below, you need to verify that you have an iCloud backup for WhatsApp. To check, open WhatsApp and go to Settings > Chats > Chat Backup. If you have an iCloud backup on your iPhone, you will be able to recover WhatsApp chats.
First of all you have to uninstall and reinstall the app. Once the installation is complete, open the app and verify your phone number. Follow the steps to recover your deleted or missing messages from iCloud. You will be able to recover WhatsApp chat easily.