Backup WhatsApp from iPhone to Google Drive. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to make sure your chats are safely stored and accessible.
This guide answers that question and separates the full-chat workaround from the narrower methods that only save photos or exported text files.
Part 1: Is there Any Way to Directly Backup WhatsApp on iPhone to Google Drive?
It is impossible to directly backup WhatsApp messages on your iPhone to Google Drive. There are certain third-party tools that you can use for this purpose.
By default, iPhone backups stay in iCloud. A workaround usually means moving the data through another device first and then creating the Google Drive backup from there, which is why there is no simple one-step export to Google Drive.
These are the main workaround options people usually consider when they want to move iPhone WhatsApp data toward Google Drive, but they do not all preserve the same type of data.
Part 2: Backup All WhatsApp Data on iPhone to Google Drive
Like we mentioned above, the best way to backup WhatsApp on iPhone to Google Drive is to use a third-party tool. The best third-party tool to use for this purpose is Mobitrix WhatsApp Transfer.
The most complete workaround is to move the WhatsApp data to an Android device first and then create the Google Drive backup from Android, because that route keeps the chats inside WhatsApp.
Here’s how to use Mobitrix WhatsApp Transfer to do this:
Phase 1: Transfer WhatsApp from iPhone to Android
- Install Mobitrix on your computer, connect both phones, and wait until the program recognizes the iPhone and Pixel.
- Then click “Transfer” to start moving the data from the iPhone to the Android phone, and keep both devices connected until the tool says the transfer is finished.
the device successfully connected
start to transfer whatsapp messages
Phase 2: Backup WhatsApp Messages from Android to Google Drive
Once the messages are on your Android device, you can simply back them up to Google Drive. Before you start, make sure that the Google Account on your device is activated and Google Play Services is installed on the device. Here’s how to backup the chats to Google Drive:
- Open WhatsApp and then tap on the menu (three dots at the top right corner). Select “Settings > Chats > Chat backup.
- Tap “Backup to Google Drive” and select your preferred backup frequency.
- Select the Google account that you want to use. If you don’t have an account connected, tap “Add Account” to login to one.
- Tap “Back up Over” to choose if you want to backup over cellular data or Wi-Fi.
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Part 3: Sync Only WhatsApp Images on iPhone to Google Drive
If you only need WhatsApp photos and videos, you can first save them to the iPhone camera roll and then back up that media to your Google account. This method does not preserve the chat messages themselves.
- Open WhatsApp on your iPhone and then tap “Settings”.
- Tap on “Chats” and then turn on “Save to Camera Roll”. This will make sure that all photos in WhatsApp are automatically saved to the camera roll.
save to camera roll
After that, you can use Google Photos to back up those saved photos and videos to your Google Account. This preserves the media library, but it does not recreate the WhatsApp chats.
- If you don’t already have it, install the Google Drive app on your device from the App Store.
- Open the app and then tap on the “Settings” button.
- Go to Photos and turn on “Back up to Google Photos”.
- You can then go back to the Backup page and then tap “Start Backup” to begin backing up your photos and videos to Google Photos.
iphone google drive settings
backup to google photos
Part 4: Backup WhatsApp to Google Drive via Gmail
You can also send exported WhatsApp chats to Gmail first and then save the attachment to Google Drive. This keeps a readable copy of the chat, but not a restorable WhatsApp backup.
Phase 1: Export Your WhatsApp Chat to Gmail
- Open WhatsApp on your iPhone and then select the chat you would like to save. Tap on the chat name at the top.
- In the options that appear, select “Export Chat”. Choose if you would like to attach media or not. If you choose to attach media, select the media files that you want to attach to continue.
- Select “Gmail” and type in your email address. Tap “Send”.
export whatsapp chat via email
Phase 2: Download from Gmail to Google Drive
Open the exported email in Gmail and save the attachment to Google Drive. The result is still an exported file, so it is better for reference than for restoring the chat into WhatsApp.
There is still no official direct path from iPhone WhatsApp backup to Google Drive, so every option here works as a workaround. The most complete route is to move the chats through Android first, while the photo-sync and Gmail methods are narrower and mainly help with specific content types.
