How to download WhatsApp to your Android phone and tablet

We’ll show you 6 different methods of transferring your WhatsApp messages to a new Google Pixel 5. Here we are going to talk about the story about WhatsApp messages transferring. Choose one method you find it most suitable and get your job done.

Method 1. Transfer iOS/Android WhatsApp to Google Pixel 5 Easily

We start with a most proper way to transfer WhatsApp to your Google Pixel 5. There are more choices to move WhatsApp from an Android device to another Android device. Thus if you are going to move WhatsApp from an iOS device to Google Pixel 5, you definitely need help from a WhatsApp Transfer tool. Syncios WhatsApp Transfer is exactly designed for you. Only few steps are needed to move all WhatsApp messages.

Step 1:Connect a source device and Google Pixel 5 to PC

Download and install this WhatsApp Transfer on your computer. For Mac users and Windows users, you need to install the corresponding version. Then connect a source device (iOS or Android) and Google Pixel 5 to computer via USB cables. Launch Syncios WhatsApp Transfer.

If it’s failed to connect your iOS device, please check this tutorial. If it’s failed to connect your Android device, please check this tutorial.

Step 2:Backup old iOS or Android device WhatsApp

We need to backup the connected source device firstly, then choose chats we need to restore. On the primary interface of Syncios WhatsApp Transfer, just choose Transfer WhatsApp between devices. Then choose Backup device. Choose the source device to start backing up. Do not ignore prompts from Syncios, and just wait for a while, Syncios will back up all WhatsApp and attachments on your source device.

Step 3:Selectively transfer WhatsApp to Google Pixel 5

Then go backup, choose Select backup. You can choose the new created backup, click Browse. Now all details of WhatsApp conversations and attached media files are loaded. Click the conversation to check details. You are allowed to choose the exact chats and attachments you need to restore. If you need to restore chats with media attachments, do not forget to tick off both WhatsApp Chats and WhatsApp Attachments options. Otherwise, you only restore thumbnails of attached photos and videos.

Tap Recover to device then choose Recover to Google Pixel 5 on a pop-up prompt. Click Recover to start the recovering process. After the recovering is completed, you can disconnect your phone and check WhatsApp data on your Google Pixel 5.

? Print WhatsApp Chats:

By the way, if you need to print WhatsApp chats, just select chats then go to upper right. Tap Print to print chats you need. You are allowed to choose a conversation, then on the right panel, selectively tick off chats and sent photos or videos you need then print. That means you don’t need to print all chats of certain contact.

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Method 2. Restore WhatsApp from iTunes Backup to Google Pixel 5

WhatsApp chats are easily overwritten when switching phones. If you uploaded WhatsApp data to iTunes on an iOS device before, you can restore it with Syncios WhatsApp Transfer too. And only via a professional WhatsApp Transfer tool, you can restore WhatsApp from an iTunes backup to an Android device.

Step 1:Connect Google Pixel 5 to computer

Start this downloaded Syncios WhatsApp Transfer on your Windows PC or Mac. Then you just need to connect your Google Pixel 5 with computer. To restore WhatsApp from iTunes backup, navigate to Restore WhatsApp from iTunes backup. Then you are allowed to choose a backup from all saved backup. Syncios will load all iTunes backup on your computer. Click Browse button to start loading the selected backup.

Step 2:Restore WhatsApp from iTunes backup to Google Pixel 5

Now you can choose chats you need in detail. Click the conversation to check details. You are allowed to choose the exact chats you need to restore.

Tap Recover to Device then choose Recover to Google Pixel 5 on a pop-up prompt. Click Recover to start the recovering process. After the recovering is completed, you can disconnect your phone and check WhatsApp data on your Google Pixel 5.

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Video Tutorial – Easily Transfer WhatsApp Data to Google Pixel 5

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Method 3. Transfer WhatsApp to Google Pixel 5 via Google Drive

Always, there is a solution to backup and restore WhatsApp data with Google Drive. Google Drive is a good helper when switching phones. You can upload WhatsApp data to this tool in case any data loss. But in this way, you need to use the old WhatsApp account on your new device.

Step 1. You can find a direct way to transfer WhatsApp between two devices in the first solution. But if you have uploaded chats to Google Drive before, you can choose to restore chats from Google Drive. Then you can skip to step 4. If not, just go to the first solution in this article or follow us to create a latest backup.

Step 2. If you were using Android phone, unlock the old Android device and start WhatsApp on it. On the start-up interface, navigate to Menu button > Settings > Chats > Chat backup. Now several backup options are offered under Google Drive settings. Tap on Back up to Google Drive option and choose a backup frequency (Daily, Weekly or Monthly) other than Never to back up WhatsApp automatically to Google Drive. Just tap Back Up to create an immediate backup to cloud server.

Step 3. If you were an old iPhone users, you can also upload WhatsApp to Google drive. But in fact you could not upload a complete backup to Google Drive. iOS backup will be connected with iCloud Drive instead of Google Drive. You can only manually choose the conversation you need, slide to left then tap More > Export Chats. Choose “With Media” or “Without Media”. Then choose export chats via Google Drive if you’ve installed on your iPhone. Click Upload to save this conversation to Google Drive.

Step 4. Now, we are going to restore WhatsApp backup from Google Drive cloud server to Google Pixel 5. If you’ve installed WhatsApp on Google Pixel 5, you need to remove it then install it again. Otherwise you could not restore backup to your phone.

Step 5. During the new set-up steps, you need to verify your phone number. Use the same phone number to link with. Follow its onscreen instructions and choose restore chats and media from Google Drive. After the restoration process is complete, tap Next and your chats will be displayed once initialization is complete. After restoring your chats, WhatsApp will begin restoring your media files. Just wait with patience and keep the internet connection stable.

Note: If you change your Google account, you will not be able to access your backups that are linked to a different Google account.

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Method 4. Export WhatsApp Chats to Google Pixel 5

Exporting chats could also helps you to get certain WhatsApp conversations you need. You do not need to remove WhatsApp on both old device and new phone. You just need to share chats and videos you need via different tools, such WhatsApp, Dropbox, Emails, Bluetooth.

Step 1. On your old iOS device, launch WhatsApp, then tap over the chat conversation (contact name) you are going to transfer. Slide to left then tap More > Export Chats. Choose “With Media” or “Without Media”. Then choose export chats via WhatsApp, Dropbox, Mail, Bluetooth and more. The follow its on-screen steps to upload your chats. For instance, if you upload chats to Dropbox, log in to your Dropbox account on Google Pixel 5 and then access the WhatsApp backup file there.

Step 2. On your old Android device, open WhatsApp, then enter a conversation, go to the upper right to find the three vertical dots, tap it then choose More > Export Chats. Choose “With Media” or “Without Media”. Then choose export chats via WhatsApp, Dropbox, Mail, Bluetooth and more. For instance, if you send chats via email, just choose “Email” and input your email address and send this chats. Then get your Google Pixel 5 and open the receiver’s mail. You are able to view all received chats via Mail. But you can’t sync WhatsApp messages to your WhatsApp application, it’s only for check.

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Method 5. Transfer WhatsApp to Google Pixel 5 via Local Backup

If you were an Android owner, there is a manual way could be helpful too. You know when your run WhatsApp on your Android device, a WhatsApp folder will be created automatically. Therefore, you can transfer WhatsApp messages to a new device via moving this WhatsApp database folder. Let’s check details below.

Step 1. To begin with, you need to locate the backup folder of WhatsApp on old device. Two scenarios you need to check:

◉ If you’ve saved data to internal memory, just connect your old Android device with computer, then change the connection mode as “File transfer”. Otherwise, you could not find your connected phone on PC. Go to This PC, open device driver under “Devices and drivers”. Then open the internal memory storage disk. You need to locate a WhatsApp folder and enter “Databases” sub-folder to locate a file with .db.crypt extension. Copy it to your computer to use later.

◉ If you’ve installed and saved WhatsApp on external SD card, just connect your old Android phone to computer and open external SD card storage on computer. Browse for the WhatsApp folder and copy the latest backup file with .db.crypt extension to your computer.

Step 2. Now get access to your Google Pixel 5 and install WhatsApp on your phone. If you’ve installed it before, you need to remove WhatsApp and re-install it. You can backup your WhatsApp with Syncios WhatsApp Transfer to avoid any data loss. Do not launch WhatsApp now.

Step 3. Connect your Google Pixel 5 to computer and locate WhatsApp folder and open it. Open its internal storage, if you’ve already downloaded WhatsApp, you can find a folder called “Databases” under “WhatsApp” folder. If not, just create a new “Databases” folder in the WhatsApp folder manually.

Step 4. Now copy and paste the previously saved .db.crypt file into the WhatsApp > Databases. After that, you can disconnect your Google Pixel with computer and launch WhatsApp on it.

Step 5. Follow the start-up guide of WhatsApp and verify your phone number. Then you would be notified that a message backup was found. Choose Restore tap, and all of your WhatsApp messages should appear on your new device.