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GoneOffShore

(17,602 posts) Sat Nov 20, 2021, 12:33 PM Nov 2021

We have a spare iPhone 5s and used that. Now the chats for WhatsApp are gone.
Not all of them. Just the recent ones.

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Moved SIM card to different phone and now WhatsApp chats are gone (Original Post) GoneOffShore Nov 2021 OP

Do you back up to Google ? OnDoutside Nov 2021 #1

Mrs GoS's phone. And it looks like it wasn't backed up to iCloud. GoneOffShore Nov 2021 #2

Often if defaults to backup only when connected to WiFi, which has OnDoutside Nov 2021 #3

Thank you. We shall see what happens today. GoneOffShore Nov 2021 #4

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1. Do you back up to Google ?

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 01:12 PM

Nov 2021

(17,602 posts)

2. Mrs GoS's phone. And it looks like it wasn't backed up to iCloud.

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 01:41 PM

Nov 2021

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3. Often if defaults to backup only when connected to WiFi, which has

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 06:39 PM

Nov 2021

happened to me, when I forgot to turn it back on

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4. Thank you. We shall see what happens today.

Sun Nov 21, 2021, 02:37 AM

Nov 2021