How to export a WhatsApp chat with photos

Want the photos along with the messages? Both iPhone and Android can include media in a chat export; the option just has a different name on each.

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   Open the chat

   Open the one-to-one or group chat in WhatsApp.

2. 2

   iPhone: open the export

   Tap the contact or group name, then “Export chat”.

3. 3

   iPhone: include the media

   Choose “With all media”, or “With selected media…” to pick only some of it.

4. 4

   Android: open the export

   Tap the three vertical dots (“More options”), then “More” and “Export chat”.

5. 5

   Android: include the media

   Tap “Include media”.

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   Save or share the file

   Choose where the export goes, for example “Save to Files” on iPhone, or Quick Share or Gmail on Android.

• On iPhone the whole export, messages and media, arrives as one ZIP file.
• On Android, “Include media” attaches the most recently sent media rather than every file in the chat.
• View once messages are never exported.