Fixed! How to Transfer WhatsApp to New Phone with the Same Number?

Part 1: [Universal Method] How to Transfer WhatsApp to New Phone with Same Number

You asked: How do I transfer my WhatsApp account to a new phone with the same number? The best way is Tenorshare iCareFone Transfer(iCareFone for WhatsApp Transfer). It can migrate WhatsApp chats, media, and everything else from your old Android/iPhone to your new Android/iPhone and cross-platform data transfer. What's more, you can also you that to restore WhatsApp backup from Google Drive to iPhone. Here is how:

• Download/run iCareFone Transfer(iCareFone for WhatsApp Transfer)on PC/Mac and connect both old Android and new iPhone or vice versa. Click on WhatsApp on the main interface and then go to "Transfer"

  

• Enable USB debugging on Android and allow iCareFone Transfer(iCareFone for WhatsApp Transfer to overwrite data by clicking “Yes.” Setup the backup on the old phone, as shown in the picture.

  

• Once your backup is complete, verify the source device WhatsApp account by entering your number and country code on iCareFone Transfer. Once verified, you will log out of the old device. Enter the verification code on iCareFone Transfer that you received on the source device.

  

• Once done, your device will automatically generate data that will restore on the target device. Ensure your WhatsApp on the new phone is logged in and confirm it on iCareFone Transfer.

  

• Turn off ‘Find my iPhone’ on your iPhone, and soon your WhatsApp will be restored successfully. 

  

Part 2: [Android to Android] How to Transfer WhatsApp to New Phone with Same Number

Many Android customers want to know the easiest method about how to change WhatsApp account from one phone to another with same number. Well, it is not difficult at all. If you have Google Drive connectivity with your phone, it can be done so quickly.

First of all, you will have to set up your Google backup account inside your WhatsApp settings so the application can automatically create a backup of your chats in Google Drive. The scheduled backup occurs at 2 am every night.

Once you create a WhatsApp backup, you can install WhatsApp on the new phone, add the same number, and automatically restore your chats to the new account. Here is the complete procedure:

• Open WhatsApp on your old phone and click on the three dots in the upper-right corner. Tap on “Settings” and go to “Chats.”

• Navigate through and click on “Chat Backup”, which will allow you to manually backup your chat once you click on Backup. 

  
• Once your Backup to Google Drive is done, you can uninstall WhatsApp from the old phone. Meanwhile, log out from Google account and add the Google Drive and Google account to the new phone. 
• Pick the new phone and install WhatsApp on it from the Play Store. Log in with the same number you used on your old phone and verify it on this phone. 

• Once your number is verified, your connected Google Drive account will notify you about the chat backup. It’s a one-time thing, so click on “Restore” to get your chats and media to the new phone.

  
• Your WhatsApp backup will restore on the new Android phone. 

Conclusion

These are the easiest methods if you want to know how to transfer WhatsApp to new phone with same number. Of course, using iCareFone Transfer(iCareFone for WhatsApp Transfer) will have additional benefits and less chance of data loss.