The feature makes it easy to transfer chats but to avoid losing messages it is critical to take some steps.ĭepending on the current settings, backups may be turned off, or set to a weekly or monthly basis, which can leave an outdated chat history at Google Drive. Those are tied to the phone number and Google account they were created on, so it is important to keep these details in mind. WhatsApp on Android smartphones uses Google Drive for automatic backups. Transferring WhatsApp chats from iPhone to Android.Manually backing up chats and restoring them.Google Drive backup and restore on Android.
