How to create a WhatsApp backup

With a backup of your WhatsApp data you are armed against data loss. If you want to use a new phone or can no longer access your phone for some other reason, you can still restore all your WhatsApp chats. This works on iPhone and on Android.

How to create a WhatsApp backup?

You should regularly create a backup of your WhatsApp chats so that no data is lost.

1. On the iPhone, open the app for this and then go to "Settings" in the menu bar at the bottom.
2. Then tap further on "Chats" > "Chat backup".
3. When you now tap on "Create backup now", a backup of your chat history is stored in the iCloud. You also have the option to enable automatic backups. Then, depending on how you set it, the chats are saved at different intervals.
4. If you also want the videos to be backed up, you have to activate the corresponding option beforehand.
5. On Android, open the settings with the three small dots in the top right corner of the app. Now perform step two of the instructions.
6. Once you have arrived at the Chat Backup View, you can create a backup with the Save button. Besitzen Sie ein Google Drive Konto, können Sie auch automatisch Backups erstellen lassen.
7. Möchten Sie alle Inhalte mit den Videos zusammen abspeichern, müssen Sie die entsprechende Option aktivieren.

Nach dem Sie ein Backup erstellt haben, können Sie dieses ganz leicht wieder laden.