How do I allow WhatsApp to access my Google Drive backup?

How do I allow WhatsApp to access my Google Drive backup?

To do this, just go to your Google Drive account on your computer and click on the gear icon on the top-right corner to access its Settings. Now, go to the “Manage Apps” or “Managing Apps” section under Google Settings, find WhatsApp, and access its options.

Can WhatsApp backup to Google?

Set up Google Drive backups Open WhatsApp. Tap More options > Settings > Chats > Chat backup > Back up to Google Drive. Select a backup frequency other than Never. Select the Google account you’d like to back up your chat history to.

What happens if I don’t backup my WhatsApp?

Unless you manually backup WhatsApp, you can easily lose access to important conversations, or worse, your contacts themselves. Here’s how to backup WhatsApp to ensure that doesn’t happen.

Is it safe to backup WhatsApp to Google Drive?

WhatsApp allows its users to backup and store chats history on the device and online on cloud storages – Google Drive for Android and iCloud for iPhone users. While the conversations and chats on the instant messaging platform are end-to-end encrypted, the backup stored on iCloud or Google Drive is not.

How do I transfer WhatsApp from iPhone to Android 2020?

How to transfer your chat backup on WhatsApp from iPhone to Android

1. Open the WhatsApp app on your iPhone and swipe left on the chat that you wish to export.
2. Tap on More in the menu that appears.
3. From the Share menu, choose the Mail option.
4. Enter the email address that you will have access to when on your Android phone.

How do I restore my WhatsApp messages from Gmail?

Restore from a Google Drive backup

1. Uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp.
2. Open WhatsApp and verify your number.
3. When prompted, tap RESTORE to restore your chats and media from Google Drive.
4. After the restoration process is complete, tap NEXT.
5. WhatsApp will begin restoring your media files after your chats are restored.

How do I connect my WhatsApp to my Gmail?

Set up Google Drive backups

1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Tap More options > Settings > Chats > Chat backup > Back up to Google Drive.
3. Select a backup frequency other than Never.
4. Select the Google account you’d like to back up your chat history to.
5. Tap Back up over to choose the network you want to use for backups.

Why is my WhatsApp not backing up to my Google Drive?

If WhatsApp doesn’t detect a backup, it could be because: 1 You aren’t logged into the same Google account. 2 You aren’t using the same phone number that was used to create the backup. 3 Your SD card or chat history is corrupted. 4 A backup file doesn’t exist on the Google Drive account or locally on your phone.

Why does WhatsApp say there is no Google account?

Somehow after switching apps, Whatsapp assumed I don’t want to restore a backup, and now I’m stuck with no history. Also, when I try to setup the google drive backup on my new device, it gives me the same error when I try to enter my google account; “This account already exists on your device”.

How can I restore WhatsApp from Google Drive?

Launch the file manager and tap the Categories option. Then select Internal Storage. Scroll down to WhatsApp, tap WhatsApp, and select Backups. If you can’t restore your WhatsApp chat history from Google Drive, make sure you use the same phone number and Google account you used to create the backup initially.

Is there a way to backup my WhatsApp account?

After a few weeks, Whatsapp notified me by itself that I should set up a backup plan. At that time, it did allow me to select the account I wanted to use, without a hassle. Looks like the problem fixed itself over time.