Changing mobile phones is a real nuisance for WhatsApp users on the Android platform And it is that, until now, the process to take contents such as photographs, videos and the rest of conversations to a new terminal was performed manual, requiring a computer, the old mobile and some patience Something that users of iPhone don't experience thanks to its synchronization with the cloud or iCloud Internet storage systemIssue that could be resolved shortly in Android if the rumors of integration with Google Drive are fulfilled , the cloud of Google Meanwhile, here we explain how to recover old WhatsApp conversations
The first thing is to understand that every WhatsApp conversation is automatically stored in the Android terminal. This is done thanks to the backup which happens every night at 04:00am by defaultThus, an archive is created that collects all messages on a daily basis, keeping these conversations safe in case of uninstalling the application or if any problem occurs The The only negative point is that, in case of loss, theft or breakage of the terminal, this The file remains on the mobile, its recovery being possible only if you have access to it through a computer, connecting it by cable USBIf not, messages are lost forever
The positive thing is that, if you have this file, you can take these old conversations to any other Android mobile easily to review them. All you have to do is transfer said file from the old terminal to the new one The steps are simple:
1. The first thing is to connect the old mobile to the computer using a USB cable. In this way it is possible to navigate through their folders, looking specifically for the WhatsApp.
2. Inside it is another call Databases, where are the backup copies of the messages that are carried out every night.These are several files called “msgstore” along with the date of the last update, the most recent being the one with the most current messages, logically.
3. Simply copy the most recent file and move it to a folder or to your computer's desktop, wherever it is handy.
4. After that, you just have to connect the new terminal and look for the Databases folder inside the WhatsAppOf course, to do this, you must first have used the application at some time or have it installed and have generated a backup from the menu Chat settings, in option Save conversations
5. Just take the file msgstore extracted from the old terminal to the new oneOf course, it is necessary to avoid having any other file when restoring, since WhatsApp always recovers the messages más current To do this, all you have to do is extract the rest of the files or rename the one entered removing the date from its name and leaving it like this:msgstore.db
6. With this, there are only a couple of simple steps left. On the one hand uninstall the WhatsApp application on the new mobile and reinstall it On the other hand, Click on the option Restore for the tool to collect all the messages from the file entered with the old backup copy.
In a few minutes the application has carried out all the procedures and shows on its main screen the messages and conversations that were left on the old mobile.
PRECAUTIONS: Before extracting or renaming any backup copies of the new mobile make sure to make a new one Otherwise you will lose all unsaved messages since 04:00 on the night before Just click on Save Conversations in the Chat Settings menu.
Another thing to keep in mind is that it is necessary to always use the same phone number when recovering old messages Otherwise WhatsApp will not allow to recover a backup copy that does not belong to the same user.
Finally, It is not possible to add the most recent messages to an old backup copy It is possible to restore old messages or a new copy and continue from there, but don't put them all in the same file or see them in the same conversation over and over again.
