ARTICLE SUMMARY
You have switched from an Android phone to an iPhone and being a regular WhatsApp user, you would have liked to transfer your conversations and attachments from the application to your iPhone.
WhatsApp allows backups of your conversations to iCloud Drive, in order to restore them to an iPhone. For Android users, backups are made on Google Drive in order to restore them later.
Below we will show you some methods to transfer WhatsApp conversations from Android phone to iPhone.
1. Transfer WhatsApp Conversations Android to iPhone
Natively, the WhatsApp application does not allow you to transfer your conversations from Android to iPhone or vice versa. However, with software such as Tenorshare iCareFone for WhatsApp Transfer, it is quite possible.
This tool, renamed iCareFone Transfer, allows you to transfer your WhatsApp data from one device to another. Not only your WhatsApp data, but also those of WhatsApp Business, Kik, LINE, Viber version but also WeChat for iOS.
It is a tool that allows you to switch from an Android phone to an iPhone, without losing your conversations as well as the history of your attachments. It can restore your WhatsApp backups stored on Google Drive, iPhone.
It is very easy to use as we will see:
This tool has the advantage of being easy to use and of being able to transfer the history of your conversations, despite a change of smartphone, from Android to iOS.
2. Other Methods to Transfer WhatsApp Android to iPhone
If you don't want to use third-party tools, you can experiment with different methods. However, you will find that it is not possible to interact with the transfer of data from an iPhone to an Android and vice versa. We will see first with the transfer by email.
Do the tests indicated below to understand the operation of the 2 OS, in terms of data transfer:
1. Migrate Android WhatsApp Conversations to iPhone via Email
WhatsApp gives you the option to export your conversations via email. In principle, it's quite simple and it can allow you to migrate your WhatsApp chats from Android to iPhone:
A somewhat long and tedious method since it must be done for each conversation to be transferred, and not to mention that exporting has its limits. If you are a regular WhatsApp user, you will probably lose data as the files have limited sizes when sending.
However, if you have few transfers to make, it may be enough temporarily.
2. Can we restore WhatsApp backup Android to iPhone, with Google Drive?
You probably know this, but you can manually or automatically back up your WhatsApp data regularly. On your Android phone, WhatsApp will use Google Drive to back up your data. To restore a backup to iPhone, here's how to do it:
Note: You will find that you cannot transfer WhatsApp backup from Android to iPhone natively. On Android you can only backup (and restore) with Google Drive, and on iPhone you can only restore a backup from iCloud.
Good news: Tenorshare iCareFone Transfer, meanwhile, will allow you to restore WhatsApp backup from Google Drive to iPhone.
3. Can WhatsApp conversations be transferred from Android to iPhone via local backup?
Let's see how to transfer your WhatsApp conversations from Android to iPhone, via local backup:
Nothing was offered to you. It does not work, because it is the very principle of a local backup. That is, it is stored on the device. In addition, WhatsApp Android offers to save to Google Drive, or to export chats one by one, but not to perform local backup.
4. How to recover deleted WhatsApp conversations on Android?
While Tenorshare iCareFone for WhatsApp Transfer (aka iCareFone Transfer) allows data transfer, Tenorshare UltData for Android backs up and recovers your WhatsApp conversations.
We are not talking here about data that is still in your possession, but about data that you have inadvertently deleted. This concerns your WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business conversations, and their multimedia content (written message, document, audio, photo, video).
In addition, Tenorshare UltData - Android Recovery allows you to find lost or deleted photos (excluding WhatsApp) for example. The tool allows you to access a Google Drive backup and selectively restore what you care about including contacts, messages, Wi-Fi codes, call history and calendars.
With Tenorshare UltData for Android, you get back lots of lost data without rooting your phone. This tool accesses both the phone's internal memory and the SD card used. Easy to use, in just 3 steps your data will be restored: plug in, analyze, restore. Its success rate is also very high.
Tenorshare UltData for Android is available on Windows and MacOS. It is compatible with over 6,000 Android smartphones and tablets including Samsung, Huawei, Wiko, LG, Vivo, Xiaomi, etc. phone brands. This tool still supports the first versions of Android, up to the most recent: Android 12.
In conclusion
As you can see, transferring WhatsApp data from Android to iPhone is not natively provided by the application. So you will have to use a third-party tool like iCareFone Transfer to achieve this.
Be sure to ensure the transfer between the 2 devices before selling or giving away your old phone.