Transfer WeChat chat history to new phone

There are different ways you can copy your existing WeChat data from phone to another phone. WeChat app itself has the built-in Chat Log Migration tool to help you move chat history from one phone to another. You can also use a third party mobile phone transfer software to copy WeChat data over to new phones. In this guide, we will introduce two methods you can transfer WeChat messages or chat history to new phones. If you like to back up the chats to computer, you can refer to this tutorial to back up WeChat chat history to computer.

Transfer WeChat chat history to new phone using Chat Log Migration

This is the official way you can migrate WeChat data between two mobile phones. Run WeChat on the first phone, go to Me >> Settings >> Chat >> Chat Log Migration if you are using WeChat for Android, you will get a screen like below.

android wechat chat log migration

Note: the WeChat design may differ depending on your mobile OS. We are using WeChat for Android in this demo.

Touch the “Migrate to another phone” button from above screen, you will then open the “Select Chat History” screen where you can choose any or all WeChat chats or conversations on the phone. Tap on Done when you finished the selection.

select chat history to migrate from android phone

You will see the QR code displays on your phone. Now run WeChat on the second phone or your new phone. Log in to the same WeChat account on the other phone and scan the QR code to start the chat log migration between the two phones. See this post about how to scan QR code using WeChat on Android phone, and this one to scan QR code using WeChat on iPhone.

android wechat chat log migration qr code

Do not interrupt the WeChat migration both phones, stay on the WeChat chats migration screen, keep WeChat running and ensure that you have a good Wi-Fi connection, do not use your phones for other things for now. Wait until all WeChat chat history copied from the old to the new phone.

This solution can help you copy WeChat data between different mobile phones and tablets, such as iPhone, iPad, Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, Lenovo, Xiaomi, ZTE, Huawei, and more. See also this guide to transfer WeChat messages between iPhone and iPad.

11 thoughts on “Transfer WeChat chat history to new phone”

  1. I just updated my phone and it’s asking me to scan with the previous phone. I’m not using a different phone and there is no previous phone. What can I do to bypass this? When I click “I can’t scan” it gives an error.

    1. was the issue fixed? please send us some screenshots through email if the issue persists.

  2. I tried using chat log migration, after transfered, all of my text from my side is not transferred, only the text from my friend is in the chat.

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