whatsapp chat recovery

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whatsapp chat recovery

I recently traded in my old iphone (May, 2020) but my last icloud update was back in 2017. I tried to transfer some voice memo on my new iphone and I connected it on my PC. All the most up-to-date voice memo automatically show up on my new phone. But without backing up my data how come these memos can possibly get back on my phone? If this is possible, does that mean I can recover my previous whatsapp chat history too? My last whatsapp backup was back in 2017 too...

iPhone SE, iOS 13

Posted on May 16, 2020 9:55 AM

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May 16, 2020 12:50 PM in response to et-052

Voice memos sync to iTunes on your computer, so if you synced your phone to your computer they would synced to the phone. WhatsApp backups ONLY go to iCloud and only if you turn that feature on. For the future you should considering enabling automatic backups; that way the most recent backup will always be less than a day away.

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May 16, 2020 12:54 PM in response to lobsterghost1

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Whatsapp let's you backup your data to Whatsapp servers.

Minor correction: WhatsApp lets you back up your data to iCloud, not to WhatsApp servers. As WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption nothing is saved on WhatsApp servers, because that would be a potential “back door” access to secure messages.

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May 16, 2020 9:56 AM in response to et-052

You'd have to ask Whatsapp this question. Whatsapp is not an Apple product.

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May 16, 2020 11:17 AM in response to lobsterghost1

Thank you. But do you know why all the voice memo can reappear on my new phone when my last iPhone backup was back in 2017?

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May 16, 2020 11:23 AM in response to et-052

Likely because you sync voice memos with iCloud, which is an Apple Service. Whatsapp is not an Apple Service.

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May 16, 2020 11:50 AM in response to lobsterghost1

So that means as long as the memos are synced, it doesn’t matter whether the iCloud is updated or not?

I thought all data could only be synced if iCloud is updating at the same time?

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May 16, 2020 12:44 PM in response to et-052

You're comparing Pears to Oranges. Voice Memos are an Apple App. Whatsapp is not. Whatsapp data is not synced with iCloud in any way. Whatsapp let's you backup your data to Whatsapp servers.

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May 16, 2020 12:57 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks for the correction. I have Whatsapp, but am not a heavy user.

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