WhatsApp is a popular instant messenger from Facebook that comes with a ton of features including the ability to share media, voice notes, location, and more. WhatsApp is highly responsive and works even on low-bandwidth data, which is why everyone around the world seems to love it. It also gives you the option to back up all your data so that you can restore it later using the same account. Depending on your preferences, WhatsApp can even back up your media and chats to the cloud and restore them whenever you want.

If you’re using an Android device, your data is backed up to Google Drive, and if you’re using an iOS device, your data is backed up to iCloud. But how do you restore these messages when you buy a new iPhone? And can you transfer backed up data between platforms? Let’s take a quick look at it.

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If you have purchased a new iOS device and want to transfer your WhatsApp data to the new device, there are two steps to this procedure. Saving your data to the cloud and then retrieving it on the new device. If you have already backed up your data, you can skip to the “Restore Backup Data” section. Let’s take a look at how to backup your WhatsApp data on iOS device.