How to Download WhatsApp Backup from Google Drive

Currently, WhatsApp is the world’s largest messaging app that has more than 2000 million monthly active users. These statistics indicate that vast numbers of Android and iPhone users send messages, photos, audio, etc. using WhatsApp. And, you may need to back up WhatsApp chat history regularly to avoid data loss. Usually, Android users can save WhatsApp to Google Drive, and iPhone users can create WhatsApp backup to iCloud.

Then, how do I download WhatsApp backup from Google, and how to fix unable to restore WhatsApp backup from Google Drive? Here in this post, we will show you how to access & restore WhatsApp to PC and to phone.

Is it Possible to Download WhatsApp Backup from Google Drive?

Sure, you can download WhatsApp backup from Google Drive. Firstly, you can keep track of your backups on Google Drive with the Google Drive app. You can check your WhatsApp backup file from the below location, but you won’t be able to download them.

Where is WhatsApp backup stored on your Android phone: Open Google Drive and click the Menu icon from the top-left corner of the screen > Choose Backups when the left panel pops up.

Furtherly, Android users can restore WhatsApp backup from Google Drive by uninstalling and reinstalling WhatsApp. iPhone users, on the other hand, cannot gain direct access to the WhatsApp backups, but there are a few workarounds that enable the users to view the data backup on iCloud.

Therefore, if you want to download WhatsApp Messages from Google Drive, or failed to download WhatsApp backup from Google Drive with WhatsApp, keep reading the following methods.

Download WhatsApp Backup from Google Drive to PC

1. Open the Google Drive webpage on your PC.
2. Choose Go to Google Drive from the homepage.
3. Sign in to your Google account.
4. View WhatsApp backup data under Storage. And you can get all backup files from Google Drive here, not only WhatsApp backup.

Download WhatsApp Backup from Google Drive to PC/Phone

If you want to download WhatsApp from Google Drive to your Android phone and PC with the same tool, it’s easy to do with DroidKit. This Android solution can find and download WhatsApp from Google Drive with ease. Besides, it allows you to get messages & attachments, WiFi passwords, photos, etc. from your Google account. And, you can choose to download WhatsApp to your Windows PC, Mac, or Android phone.

What’s more, it helps you to extract WhatsApp and other phone data when your phone is accidentally broken. You can take a preview of how can DroidKit help you:

Now, you can follow the steps below to download WhatsApp backup from Google Drive without WhatsApp:

1. Get the latest version of DroidKit on PC. Launch it and choose From Google Account.

2. Choose WhatsApp under Google Drive storage.

3. Sign in your Google account and password.

4. WhatsApp backup file on Google Drive will be listed here. Select a backup to download and then click View.

5. View your WhatsApp chat history > Select WhatsApp messages or media files > Click To PC or To Device. If you want to download WhatsApp to a phone, connect it with USB cable firstly.

6. Download WhatsApp from Google Drive Successfully.

Further Reading: How to Retrieve Deleted WhatsApp Messages without Backup >

Download WhatsApp Backup from Google Drive to Android

As we already pointed out, you can first uninstall WhatsApp from your Smartphone and ensure that the backup on Google Drive is up to date. When ready, you can start the reinstallation process. Here’s how to download WhatsApp backup from Google Drive to new phone:

1. Go to the Google Play Store and install WhatsApp messaging app.
2. Launch the app and tap on the Agree & Continue button at the bottom of the screen.
3. Insert the phone number that is associated with your WhatsApp account.
4. The app will send you a verification code in an SMS message immediately. Once the new window pops up on the screen, you should provide the six-digit code that was sent to your phone.
5. Give the app permission to access your contacts, photos, media, and files. Click on Continue and then choose Restore.
6. And WhatsApp backup will be downloaded to your Android or a new phone after the backup data is successfully restored.

You can process to customize the app in accordance with your needs. You don’t have to change the username or the password in order to continue using WhatsApp normally. And the app will remember your account even if you changed the device from which you are using WhatsApp.

Download WhatsApp Backup from Google Drive to iPhone

Tip 1. Download Google Drive WhatsApp Backup to iPhone with Email

You cannot download a WhatsApp that is stored on Google Drive directly to an iPhone. Apple’s devices are not compatible with Google Drive’s encryption protocols. There are still methods to access a WhatsApp backup on iPhone.

The fastest and the easiest way to do this is to send an entire chat you had with a particular contact to your email and then open that email from an iPhone. Here’s how you can do this.

• Open WhatsApp from an Android device and make sure that none of your data is missing. If you notice that some parts of the chats, photos, or videos are missing you can restore them by following the process of downloading WhatsApp backup from Google Drive to an Android phone.
• Locate the contact whose chat history you would like to share, and then tap on the Settings icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Tap on the More option and select the Export Chat feature from the menu.
• You will be asked to provide the email address to which the exported chat is going to be sent. And then open the email from an iPhone.

Keep in mind that the exported chat is saved in the TXT format and that you cannot open it in WhatsApp. Consequently, you will not be able to use this file to restore old messages in this messaging app.

In case your WhatsApp backups were stored on iCloud you won’t be able to extract them from this cloud storage service. Optionally you can try to back up your WhatsApp data with iTunes and use an iTunes backup extractor to extract the chats or media files from WhatsApp.

Also Read:

• 11 Cool WhatsApp Hidden Features >
• How to Transfer WhatsApp to a New Phone [Android & iPhone] >

Tip 2. Download WhatsApp from Google Drive to iPhone via AnyTrans

AnyTrans provides a quick and effective way to download WhatsApp backups from Google Drive to iPhone. It allows you to transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone and you do not worry about different operating system boundaries. Before starting to restore WhatsApp backup from Google Drive to iPhone, please make sure that the Android device has already restored the latest backup. Then follow the steps listed below to figure out how would this happen.

Step 1. Run AnyTrans on the computer

Download AnyTrans and launch it on your computer. And then connect both your Android device and iPhone.

Step 2. Start to download WhatsApp backup

Click on the Social Messages Manager on the left panel on AnyTrans and then you would see there are 3 options, then tap on the WhatsApp to Device.

Step 3. Transfer the backup from Android to iPhone.

Follow the instruction on the screen to go on the data transfer from Android to iPhone.

Minutes later, you will see all these WhatsApp backups on Google drive are restored to your iPhone. That’s how you download WhatsApp backups from Google Drive to iPhone.

The Bottom Line

Downloading WhatsApp backup from Google Drive with an Android phone is a straightforward process that doesn’t take more than a few moments of your time. And DroidKit helps you download WhatsApp backup files from Google Drive directly on PC. You can get the latest version of DroidKit now. Freely scan and preview WhatsApp first, then choose to download what you need.

iPhones are still not compatible with Google Drive’s encryption protocols and that is the reason why you must use an alternative method to extract chats, documents, videos, or photos from the app. Did you find this article helpful? Let us know in the comments.