[Beginner's Guide] How to Backup and Restore WhatsApp Chats

Mem-chat backupWhatsApp is a mandatory step if you want to secure your chat history, whether personal or group when something happens to you smartphone you, for example lost, damaged or replaced device.

The chat data itself will bebackup to your Google Drive account, so as long as you still have access to the account, your WhatsApp chat data can be accessed.restore very easily.

How to Backup WhatsApp Chats

• Open menu Settings - Chats.

• Lalu tap Chat Backup.

• In the Google Drive settings, specify when backup done, to which account and via what.

• You can make the time daily, weekly or monthly. Or you can also specify the backup is done manually by tapping the Backup Now button or not at all.

• Then the network to do the backup can also be determined, whether via Wifi or mobile data.

• After this setting is done, the system will perform a backup according to the instructions.

How to Restore Chats on WhatsApp

To do restore, we assume you change smartphone new or just done hard reset.

Then, you will go through phases like registering a new account again. Among others:

• Installing WhatsApp
• Verify the mobile number (the old number must still be active).
• Then for the process backup usually you will be guided by the system. Because once the system reads the same number as the account in their database, WhatsApp will offer you the process restore.

• So, tap just button Restore and let the system work again chat Your backed up WhatsApp to your Google Drive account.
• While the process restore In progress, you can change the name and make other adjustments.