Last Updated on June 26, 2021 by Rick Darlinton
If you buy a new iPhone such as an iPhone 12 or iPhone 11, you may want to restore WhatsApp from iCloud to Android directly. However, unfortunately speaking, it is not possible to transfer WhatsApp backup from iCloud to Android directly due to the compatibility issue between iOS and Android system. Instead, you need to firstly restore WhatsApp backup from iCloud to iPhone and then transfer WhatsApp messages from iPhone to Android. Let’s get started.
Part 1: How to restore WhatsApp backup from iCloud to iPhone
It is quite easy to restore WhatsApp backup from iCloud to iPhone if you ever made a backup of WhatsApp messages on your iPhone. Now follow the solutions below.
1. Open the WhatsApp app on your iPhone and then navigate to Settings>Chats>Chat Backup. Check and see whether you ever made a backup of WhatsApp Chats to iCloud.
2. Delete WhatsApp messenger and reinstall it again on your old iPhone.
3. In this step, use the same Phone number you ever used to register WhatsApp. Also, verify your iCloud ID.
4. You will receive a message which reminds you to restore WhatsApp chat history. Now just select the “Restore Chat History’ option to restore WhatsApp backup from iCloud.
Part 2: How to transfer WhatsApp from iPhone to Android
After you restore WhatsApp chats from iCloud to iPhone, you will need to transfer WhatsApp messages from iPhone to Android. To achieve this, you can either use some third-party programs to move WhatsApp from iPhone to Android directly or just view the WhatsApp messages or media files on Android using Email. Now let’s find some details about how to handle this.
Dr Fone WhatsApp Transfer
Dr Fone WhatsApp transfer is one of the earliest third-party programs that support WhatsApp transfer between iPhone and Android. It is super easy to use and lets you transfer WhatsApp chats, photos, videos or other documents from iPhone to Android or vice versa. What matters for this program is that you can access the WhatsApp messages on your Android in the same way how you use them on your iPhone. What’s more, the program allows you to select a specific type of WhatsApp chats or media files while moving them from iPhone to Android.
iTransor for WhatsApp transfer
This is another third-party software for both Windows and Mac, which can be downloaded to help you move WhatsApp from iPhone to Android. Just run it on your Windows or Mac and connect both of iPhone and Android devices. The program comes with an easy-to-use interface and you can finish transferring WhatsApp chats from iPhone to Android within several steps
How to transfer WhatsApp from iPhone to Android using Gmail
You can move WhatsApp data from iPhone to Android for free using Gmail and the solutions are simple as shown below. But please note with this solution, you can only view the WhatsApp chats in TXT on your Android Phone. However, you can also open other media files such as photos, videos, documents.
1. Open WhatsApp messenger
2. Tap on the three dots in the right-top corner and select the Settings
3. Next, navigate to Chats>Chat history>Export chat
4. Select your WhatsApp friend or a group to export WhatsApp messages
5. Choose to include media files when a pop-up prompts you to do so
6. Now select Gmail app and send WhatsApp chats to your email
Note: It may take much time to finish moving WhatsApp from iPhone to Android if there are lots of WhatsApp messages in this way
That’s all the solutions you can try to restore WhatsApp from iCloud to Android. In general, there are two steps to finish: firstly restore WhatsApp backup from iCloud to iphone and then move WhatsApp from iPhone to Android. The WhatsApp transfer programs mentioned above are not free. Anyway, you can take them a try.
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