6 different ways to transfer WhatsApp from iPhone to Samsung, Samsung to Samsung selectively without losing any data.
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"I just got a new Samsung S20 phone and want to transfer WhatsApp from iPhone to Samsung. Can I do WhatsApp transfer like this?"
There are numerous situations where you need to transfer WhatsApp messages from one device to another. Either you want to transfer WhatsApp from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S9/S8 or simply want to do Samsung WhatsApp backup to prevent WhatsApp data loss, it is very important to find the right solution.
We will guide you through the different ways of transferring WhatsApp messages from an iPhone to Samsung S9 phone and help you save lots of time and efforts. You can do that using cloud services or third-party tools.
When you got a brand new Galaxy phone and you will be happy to learn that the Samsung Smart Switch can let you transfer your previous content to the new Galaxy.
1. What is Samsung Smart Switch
Smart Switch is a App that helps you to move contacts, music, photos, calendar, text messages, device settings and more to new Galaxy phone.
2. What kinds of files are compatible for Smart Switch?
For Android: you can transfer various types of content by using Smart Switch, however, some can only be switched bettwen two Galaxy devices.
For iOS: You can switch data from iPhone to a Galacy through iCloud or a USB adapter, and you shuld know that the Smart Switch allows you transfer content from an iOS devices to Galaxy devices only.
3. Supported multimedia file formats
4. How to transfer data to Samsung Galaxy using Smart Switch
The Smart Switch provides 3 different methods to switch your data: via Wi-Fi, using a USB cable or using a PC or Mac. You can find Smart Switch on your Samsung phone by going to: Settings > Cloud and accounts > Smart Switch.
While it comes to the WhatsApp data transfer from iPhone to Samsung S9/S9 Plus device, you will find a number of tools available in the market. But dr.fone - WhatsApp Transfer is such a software program that also allows you to back up your WhatsApp data while transferring WhatsApp chats from iPhone to Samsung S9/S9 Plus or any other Android device. It is a secure and reliable tool for WhatsApp data transfer in a trouble free manner.
Backup and Transfer WhatsApp from iPhone to Samsung or other types of Android phones
Now let's find out some detailed how-to guide about how to transfer WhatsApp messages from iPhone to Samsung using the dr.fone
Step 1. Download and launch the dr.fone on the PC. Then tap on "Restore Social App" in the toolbox.
Step 2. Next, we will choose "WhatsApp" and select the "Transfer WhatsApp messages".
Step 3. After that, let's move on to connect both of our iOS device and Android device to the PC and check whether they are connected successfully at the screen below. After this, we click "Transfer" in the bottom right corner as shown below.
Step 4. On the next screen, please select "Skip" option if you have never logged in google play account on the destination phone. Otherwise, please type in your google play account and click "Next" to go to the next step. Next, please click "Yes" when a pop-up window appears confirming that the existing WhatsApp messages on the destination will be overwritten after restore process.
Step 5. The dr.fone begins the WhatsApp restore process from iOS to Android. Make sure the devices stay connected during the process.
Step 6. A pop-up will appear stating "Transfer completed" after the transfer process finishes completely.
Note: Please note this is the misleading solution for transferring WhatsApp data from iPhone to Samsung. We list it here because it exists commonly online but actually you won't make the WhatsApp transfer happen successfully from iPhone to your Samsung phone
Step 1. Firstly, you need to back up WhatsApp chats from iOS to the iCloud. After that, go to 'WhatsApp' on your iPhone and tap 'Settings', and then select 'Chats'. After that click 'Chat backup' and finally tap 'Back Up Now'. Your WhatsApp chats will be backed up on iCloud.
Step 2. Now, it's time to remove WhatsApp from your iPhone and freshly install it on your Samsung Galaxy S9. Once you have installed WhatsApp from Google Play Store, set up your WhatsApp account with the same credentials you have used to create a backup with your iPhone.
Step 3. Here comes the real challenge. As you know Android devices don't support the backup taken from iPhone on iCloud, when you try to restore the WhatsApp chats, it won't happen. You can get the 'Message Backup Found' message but won't be able to get the chats when you tap on 'Restore'. This is because iPhone uses iCloud service whereas Android uses Google Drive. Hence you will unfortunately stuck here and will fail to transfer WhatsApp in your Samsung S9 or S9 Plus.
You can try to transfer WhatsApp messages from iPhone to Samsung S9 using Wazzap Migrator as well. Though, it can help you accomplish the migration, you will need an additional iTunes backup extractor program to extract WhatsApp chats from iTunes backup to your Android phone. It allows transferring photos, chats, videos and other media files. The process is bit tedious and complicated. Here is how to do it.
Step 1. Take a WhatsApp backup prior to transferring the messages to an Android phone. Launch iTunes and get your iPhone connected to the PC.
Step 2. On the iTunes main screen, click on your device name and go to 'Summary' tab on the left panel. Select the 'Back Up Now' option and take backup on your computer.
Step 3. Get an iTunes backup extractor program and retrieve the WhatsApp backup file from the iTunes backup. Now, connect the Samsung Galaxy S9 phone for transferring the WhatsApp file extracted from iTunes backup.
Step 4. Download the Wazzap Migrator app from Google Play Store and launch it. Tap on the 'Select iPhone Archive' option and track the recent iPhone backup file there. Select the file.
Step 5. Now, the transmission process takes place automatically after finishing a specific checklist essential for initiating the WhatsApp message transfer.
It is pretty easy to transfer WhatsApp from Android to Samsung S9/S9 Plus in comparison to transferring WhatsApp from iPhone to Samsung galaxy s9. As WhatsApp data for Android devices is backed up on Google drive, you can transfer WhatsApp from Android to Galaxy S9 through Google Drive without any glitch.
Step 1. Open WhatsApp on your Android phone and go to 'Settings' and then 'Chats'. Now, tap 'Chat backup' option below the Google Drive settings.
Step 2. Choose the interval to back up WhatsApp (Daily/Weekly/Monthly) to automatically backup WhatsApp to Google Drive. You can select 'Backup' as well.
Step 3. Download and launch WhatsApp on your Samsung Galaxy S9 device and provide the same WhatsApp credentials to restore the chats you have backed up to Google Drive. Click on 'Restore' followed by 'Next' to confirm. Once you confirm, the restore process will bring back the chats to your new device, and then the media will be restored as well.
Unlike transferring WhatsApp chat from iPhone to Samsung s9/s9 Plus, it is easy to transfer WhatsApp chats from an Android phone to a Samsung S9/S9 Plus as both devices have the same platform. Prior to using BackupTrans for WhatsApp data transfer, you need to allow USB debugging for your old Android device. Follow these steps for transferring WhatsApp to Samsung Galaxy S9
Step 1. Install Backup Trans Android WhatsApp Transfer on your computer and launch it. Get your mobile connected to the computer. Tap on the 'Back up my data' tab when prompted with a popup on your phone, and click 'Ok' on your computer to carry on. It only backs up WhatsApp from Android phone and doesn't help you to transfer WhatsApp messages from iPhone to Samsung S9.
Step 2. Once the software reads all the WhatsApp messages on your Android phone, you can view it over the computer.
Step 3. To transfer WhatsApp messages from Android to Samsung S9, click the old phone on BackupTrans main screen and then click the 'Transfer Messages from Android to Android' tab. You can also visit the 'File' section and choose 'Transfer Messages from Android to Android' for the same. Select the target Android device and click on 'Confirm' to end the process.
Through local backup, WhatsApp messages are automatically backed up to your Android phone's internal memory at 2 AM daily. Unlike transferring WhatsApp from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S9, it is pretty simple to transfer WhatsApp from other Android device to your Samsung S9 phone using the local backup.
Step 1. Browse for the WhatsApp folder from within the internal memory after connecting it to a computer. Find the latest backup file with .db.crypt extension and copy it to your computer.
Step 2. Get your Samsung Galaxy S9 and install WhatsApp from Google Play Store and connect your device to the same computer. Now, copy the previously saved .db.crypt backup file into the WhatsApp/Databases folder on your new phone.
Step 3. Now, launch WhatsApp on your Samsung phone and verify the same credentials that you took backup for. As soon as the device traces the WhatsApp backup it will prompt you. Click on 'Restore' and you are all set!
The process to transfer WhatsApp messages from iPhone to Samsung S9 and between 2 Android devices is different, though, their purpose is same. You need to go for the appropriate method to get the best out of it.
Elva
staff Editor