Settings > Accounts and Backup > Manage Accounts > Add Account > Google<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once done, when you go into WhatsApp to do a backup you should be able to choose what Google Account to use<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Backup WhatsApp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Open WhatsApp > 3 dots in top right corner > Settings > Chats > Chat backup > Google Account > Pick your personal account > Then Tap ‘Backup’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure that there is a date beside “Google Drive Backup”<\/p>\n\n\n\n NOTE: <\/strong>If you are using SmartSwitch, it is recommended to complete this before backing up and restoring Whatsapp, as this will transfer your Google Account for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Step 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Add 2nd Google Account to new phone<\/strong> Open WhatsApp on the new phone and follow the prompts to recover from your Google Backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alternatively, to transfer your WhatsApp data without using a Secondary Google Account,\u00a0please click here<\/a>\u00a0to download instructions how to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To transfer your WhatsApp conversations, you need to back them up to a personal Google account on your old phone. First, you will need to add your personal Google (@gmail.com) account to your device if you don’t have one yet. Step 1: Add personal Google Account to old phoneSettings > Accounts and Backup > Manage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tpgb_global_settings":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phone-mobile"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"tp-image-grid":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Gavin Killackey","author_link":"https:\/\/telco.ubteam.com.au\/index.php\/author\/gavin-killackey\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"To transfer your WhatsApp conversations, you need to back them up to a personal Google account on your old phone. First, you will need to add your personal Google (@gmail.com) account to your device if you don’t have one yet. Step 1: Add personal Google Account to old phoneSettings > Accounts and Backup > Manage…","tpgb_featured_images":null,"tpgb_post_meta_info":{"get_date":"December 14, 2023","get_modified_date":"December 14, 2023","category_list":{"category":[{"term_id":2,"name":"Mobile","slug":"phone-mobile","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":2,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":17,"filter":"raw"}],"post_tag":false},"author_name":"Gavin Killackey","author_url":"https:\/\/telco.ubteam.com.au\/index.php\/author\/gavin-killackey\/","author_email":"gavin.killackey@ubteam.com","author_website":"https:\/\/telco.ubteam.com.au","author_description":"","author_facebook":"","author_twitter":"","author_instagram":"","author_role":["administrator"],"author_firstname":"Gavin","author_lastname":"Killackey","user_login":"gavin.killackey","author_avatar":"
Settings > Accounts and Backup > Manage Accounts > Add Account > Google<\/p>\n\n\n\n