Yea I've backup my important chat history and just reinstalled whatsapp. My chat groups are all still there but no chat history at all. Lucky thing back up already.

Only thing now, last time I downloaded whatsapp a long time ago via appstore and that time it was free for iPhone users as long as we downloaded it either for free during promotion or paid download. Now I understand they charge 99cents/year after the first year. Any idea if I now need to pay 99cents each year or will my account be the same as last time?

Can check thru whatsapp settings > account > payment info.

By right, it should state the renewal date or lifetime. Iianm, users that bought the app before the update should be lifetime period already

anyone using iphone 3gs and cannot send photo or multiple photos after update?

Just checked. Mine stated "lifetime". This means I do not have to pay 99cents every year right?
Thanks

Today on appstore, whatsapp is free to download. grab it now!!
https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/whatsapp-me...d310633997?mt=8

But the subscription changed to annually thou lucky mine after update also lifetime one

Nope. That one is a lifetime whatsapp. Just like yours and it free for 1 day only. Valid from now till tomorrow midnight

omg, really?

i got my mom to pay for that app. i know it's not a lot, but if you can get it free, why pay, right?

if she knows, she's going to kill me >.<

I've retained my history of chatting since my first iPhone, the 3GS, until now, iPhone 5. Now my messages have accumulated to over 400mb lol.

I use a iPhone file management software called iExplorer on my Mac (you can use iFun-Box if you're a Windows user), navigate to WhatsApp and copy these two folders:
Documents
Library

Backup these two folders to somewhere on your computer. Update, move to a new phone or whatever you want to do with WhatsApp. After installing a new version or a fresh installation, overwrite the two folders on your phone from what you have backed up.

Here are the links to the software that I use:
http://www.i-funbox.com/ (Windows and Mac)
http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/ (Mac)

There used to be a time when the only way to access the file system was to SSH. But these apps are way easier.

Now whatsapp chat history can be backup to iCloud.

Same here O: but I managed to find a way through. just enable location settings, that should be okay then.

oh that'll fix the problem? thanx bro

ah i see

good guide

when i replace my iPhone4 with iPhone5, i have no choice to restore completely my data from iPhone4 to 5 in order to retain the chat history

between, since backup to iCloud the whatsapp data, why we need to manually go to whatsapp and use the new feature backup to iCloud? i am confuse because we need to turn on Documents and Data, previously if iCloud does backup whatsapp, it backup the history as well (is it not the same now?)

This post has been edited by vez: Jul 18 2013, 11:52 PM

That is a viable solution, but most people would recommend that you don't restore from an older phone. With a restore from backup, problems such as battery draining can happen on the new phone. That's why I always try to set up as a new phone. In order to save my application data, I have to manually copy the Document and Library folders from every app lol.

No it is different. The iCloud backup and WhatsApp iCloud backup are different. They occupy their independent space on iCloud.

Let's say for instance you want to restore your WhatsApp data but the only backup you have is the iCloud backup. You'd have to restore your entire phone using iCloud just to get your WhatsApp backup back.

However, with the new WhatsApp iCloud Backup, the backup is stored independently on iCloud and it has nothing to do with the iCloud backup. If you want to restore, just go into WhatsApp and activate it. There's no need for you to restore your entire phone.

Still free

now whatsapp can also record/send voice message

Hi all sifu, i need help
i lost all my chat history after the recent update and the setting shows no back up available. but when i check my icloud it shows i have about 800M back up of whatsapp in my icloud.
how to make this 800m back to my what's app?
thanks in advanced!!

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so is this the only way to get back my back up from iCloud?

This post has been edited by ayako_o: Aug 21 2013, 10:36 AM

unfortunely yes.

guys how to restore crypt backup files, if the backup file is more than a month old? my phone is damage, and only bought a new one after a month. whatsapp faq only stated, it will prompt for restore if the file is within 7 days. tq.

sorry mine is for android, wrong section then, but found no whatsapp for android topic.

This post has been edited by ss_izal: Sep 15 2013, 11:47 AM