How to Backup Your Wechat Chat History on iPhone or iPad

Last Updated: September 6, 2019 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to back up your WeChat conversations on an iPhone or iPad. You can back them up to another phone or tablet using Chat Migration, or back them up to a computer.

Method 1

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Using Chat Migration

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Open WeChat on your iPhone or iPad. It's the green icon with two overlapping white chat bubbles. You'll usually find it on the home screen.
- This method teaches you how to back up your WeChat conversations to another phone or tablet. Be sure to have the other phone or tablet handy.
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Tap Me. It's at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

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Tap Settings.
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Tap General.
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Tap Chat Log Migration. It's near the bottom of the menu.
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Tap Select Chat History. Now you'll see a list of all of your chats.
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Select chats to back up. If you'd like to back up all of your conversations, tap Select All at the bottom of the list.
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Tap Next. Now you'll see a QR code. You'll need to scan this code with the other phone or tablet to complete the migration.
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Sign in to WeChat on the other phone or tablet. Use the same account you used to sign in on the current iPhone or iPad. Make sure both phones or tablets are connected to the same WiFi network.^{[1]
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Scan the QR code with the new phone or tablet. This is the final step in the migration. Here's how to scan the code:
- Tap Me at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Tap + at the top of the screen.
- Tap Scan QR Code.
- Align the QR code into the viewfinder. Once the code is captured, a button that says “Done” will appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Done. Your conversations will now back up to the new phone or tablet.

Method 2

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Backing Up to a PC

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Open WeChat on your PC. If you don't have the app installed, go to http://www.wechat.com/en/ and click Get the App.
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Click ☰. It's at the bottom-left corner of WeChat.
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Click Backup and Restore. The Backup and Restore screen will appear.
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Open WeChat on your iPhone or iPad. Make sure that the iPhone or iPad is connected to the same WiFi network as the PC.^{[2]
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Click Back up on PC on the computer. This prompts the “Back up chat history to computer” screen to appear on the iPhone or iPad.
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Tap Backup All on the iPhone or iPad. The backup will now begin.
- If you'd prefer to select specific chats instead, tap Select Chat History, tap the chats you want to back up, then tap Backup.

Method 3

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Backing Up to a Mac

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Sign in to WeChat on your Mac. If you don't already have WeChat installed, you can download it for free from the App Store.
- To install WeChat, search for it in the App Store. Once found, tap Get, then Install App.
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Click ☰. It's at the bottom-right corner of WeChat.
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Click Backup and Restore.
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Click Backup on Mac. This prompts a new screen to appear on your iPhone or iPad.
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Tap Backup All on the iPhone or iPad. The backup will now begin.
- If you'd prefer to select specific chats instead, tap Select Chat History, tap the chats you want to back up, then tap Backup.