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How to Transfer WhatsApp to New Phone

WhatsApp is a must-have app on lots of people's smartphones. However, what if you need to turn to another mobile phone or a new SIM card? Give up all the chat history and media files? No way. Part 1. How to Transfer WhatsApp to New Number One WhatsApp account is linked with one phone number, so the first thing we need to do is to change the number linked with WhatsApp account. It can be done within WhatsApp. Step 1. On old phone, open WhatsApp and go to Menu > Settings > Account > Change number. Step 2. Tap NEXT, then enter your old phone number and new phone number. Step 3. Tap DONE, and wait for a verification SMS to be sent to your new phone number. Step 4. Enter the 6-digit code on the screen and wait for verification. Step 5. Create a manual backup by going to Settings > Chats > Chat backup > BACK UP. Warning: The backup you made before are associated with the old phone number, so now it is necessary to make a new backup, whic...

How to Keep WhatsApp Messages after Changing to New Number or New Phone

Nowadays almost everyone is using WhatsApp, while sometimes we have to change to a new phone or new phone number. The problem is that one WhatsApp account is linked with one phone number, which makes it inconvenient to switch phones or SIM cards. Nevertheless, it is not impossible. Here are instructions solving the problems. Option 1. Change to New Number If you change to a new phone number and want to keep the WhatsApp chat history on your phone which is linked with the old number, you can utilize the “ Change number ” feature within WhatsApp. Step 1. On your phone, go to Menu button -> Settings -> Account -> Change number. Step 2. Read the description, then tap NEXT. Step 3. Enter your old phone number and new phone number, then tap DONE. Step 4. Check the SMS send to your new phone number, and enter the 6-digit. This will set your phone number as the linked number with your WhatsApp account and the chat history is still on your phone. Option 2. Chan...