How to restore WhatsApp on a Samsung phone - briefly?
To restore WhatsApp on a Samsung phone, follow these steps:
- Back up your chat history regularly using Google Drive or manually.
- If you need to restore, uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp, then tap "Restore" when prompted.
How to restore WhatsApp on a Samsung phone - in detail?
To restore WhatsApp on a Samsung phone, you can follow these detailed steps:
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Backup Restoration via Google Drive:
- Ensure that your WhatsApp chats were backed up to Google Drive before you uninstalled or reinstalled the app.
- Reinstall WhatsApp from the Google Play Store if it's not already installed on your phone.
- Open WhatsApp and verify your phone number.
- When prompted, tap "Restore" to restore your chat history from the backup file stored in Google Drive.
- Wait for the restoration process to complete. The time required depends on the size of the backup and your internet connection speed. Once done, you can start using WhatsApp with your restored messages.
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Local Backup Restoration:
- If your chats were backed up locally (to your phone's internal storage), you can restore them without an active internet connection.
- Reinstall WhatsApp from the Google Play Store if it's not already installed on your phone.
- Open WhatsApp and verify your phone number.
- When prompted, tap "Restore" to restore your chat history from the local backup file stored on your phone's internal storage.
- Wait for the restoration process to complete. Once done, you can start using WhatsApp with your restored messages.
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Transferring Chats Between Phones:
- If you want to transfer your WhatsApp chats from one Samsung phone to another (e.g., when upgrading to a new phone), you can use the "Transfer" feature during the initial setup of WhatsApp on the new phone.
- Ensure that both phones are connected to a power source and have enough battery life for the transfer process.
- Connect both phones to the same Wi-Fi network.
- On your new Samsung phone, open WhatsApp and follow the prompts to set up your account.
- When prompted, tap "Transfer" to start the chat transfer process from your old phone to the new one.
- Wait for the transfer process to complete. Once done, you can start using WhatsApp on your new phone with your transferred messages.