Full Guide on How to Export WhatsApp Chat

WhatsApp has become an essential messaging service in the entire world. And with more features and customization ability, it is easier to exchange photos, videos, and messages on WhatsApp. Furthermore, the chats serve as a record of communications be it business-related correspondence or other friendly chats. You may want to secure your chats and perhaps export WhatsApp chat to other devices. Well, WhatsApp comes with a built-in export chat feature that automatically creates backups of any chat history. Continue to the next part to extract the backups and export chat in WhatsApp.

Part 1. How to Export WhatsApp All Chats - for Both Android & iPhone Users

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Steps to export WhatsApp via ChatMover

Follow these steps to export WhatsApp chat iPhone and Android with ChatMover. The app works in a few steps to help you transfer any sort of file such as attachments, images, videos, conversations, and many more.

Step 1. Choose mode

Once you download and install the ChatMover application, launch it and choose the 'Backup' mode option and back up your WhatsApp to PC first. The backup function of ChatMover is free. You can keep unlimited backups per your needs.

Step 2. Export WhatsApp

After the backup, get back to choose the mode 'Export' and follow the on-screen instructions to export WhatsApp chats. You can export them to PDF, HTML, CSV, Excel file as you want.

Part 2. Methods to Export WhatsApp Conversations One by One - for iPhone Users

iPhone users can employ these three methods to export WhatsApp chat for personal or business use. This method does work on all iOS versions, including the latest iOS 15.

Method 1. Export WhatsApp Chat via Email on iPhone

WhatsApp has built-in features for exporting chat by email on iPhone. When you email the chat history to yourself, it gets permanently saved.

• 1 Open WhatsApp on your iPhone and select which chat conversation you want to email.
• 2 Next, click on the respective contact's name.
• 3 Then hit on the 'Export Chat' option.
• 4 You can choose to 'Attach Media' or just send a WhatsApp chat as email 'Without Media'. Click the appropriate button here.
• 5 Next, press the 'Mail' option and choose your desired mail provider.
• 6 Finally, type respective contact's email ID and then click the 'Send' option to export WhatsApp chat.

Method 2. Export WhatsApp Chat with Dropbox

For this option, you must install the Dropbox app on your iPhone and have a Dropbox account as well.

• 1 First, open WhatsApp Messenger and choose the chat you want to export. Then tap on 'Contact name' > 'Export Chat' options.
• 2 Choose the option to export 'With Attachment' or 'Without Attachment'.
• 3 Next, select the 'Dropbox' app option and hit on the 'Save' tab to export WhatsApp chat to Dropbox.

Method 3. Export WhatsApp Chats with Google Drive

To use this method, you need a Google account and have Google Drive app installed on your iPhone device.

• 1 First, launch WhatsApp and click on the 'Chat' option. Then hit the 'Contact Name' and tap the 'Export Chat' option.
• 2 Select whether to 'Attach Media' or send 'Without Media' option then tap on 'Google Drive'.
• 3 Hit the 'Save' option, to export your WhatsApp chat to Google Drive.

Part 3. 2 Methods to Export WhatsApp Chats/Messages - for Android Users

You can either use the WhatsApp Viewer tool to export WhatsApp or do it via email. These two methods are all you need if you are an Android user.

Method 1. Use WhatsApp Viewer to Export WhatsApp Chat

The WhatsApp Viewer tool will help you to quickly export WhatsApp chats on Android device. It works by displaying the backup format, 'mgstore.db' file on Android devices. Furthermore, this tool supports exporting chat to various file formats like '.json', '.html', and '.txt'.

• 1 First, get your key and database file from your Android phone. To get the key, use Android KeyExtractTool by first downloading it onto your computer. Then unzip the download file on your computer and locate the file 'run'. Next, use a USB cable to connect your root Android device to your computer, then click the file 'run' to get the key file.
• 2 Once you obtain the key, open WhatsApp Viewer and go to 'File' hit on 'Open' and click the 'Select File' options.
• 3 Then choose the WhatsApp 'msgstore.db' file that you wish to read and export. Remember, the account name should be left empty.
• 4 You can now finally view all your WhatsApp messages and chats, then export them into various file extensions like '.html' and '.json'.

Method 2. Export WhatsApp Chat from Android via Email

Follow these steps to export chat on WhatsApp from your Android phone via email.

• 1 First, select the 'Chat' you want to export. Then select the 'More' option from the dropdown menu that appears below your 'Chat'.
• 2 Then generate the 'Export' option and select the 'E-mail Chat' option.
• 3 Choose whether you want to send your chat 'With Media' or 'Without Media' to send the 'Chat'.
• 4 Key in your 'Email address' and then hit the 'Send Chat' tab to export WhatsApp chat to Android.

Conclusion

WhatsApp is the fastest way of communication for both personal and business conversations. You may wish to create a backup of such conversations on various OS devices. This article has shown you the available ways to export WhatsApp chat on both Android and iPhone devices. And for a swift move, ChatMover has you covered. It works in few steps and will offer you the original quality of your chats.