How to reinstall WhatsApp on your Android or iPhone: in a clean and tidy way!

How can I reinstall WhatsApp if necessary? Is there any special option? What algorithm should you use to avoid losing personal data and media files? We answer all questions and give a detailed plan of action for each !

How to reinstall on Android

You can reinstall WhatsApp on another phone (or on the same phone) without any difficulty. You won't lose your message history if you do it right.

First, let's talk about how to be Android s. Let's make a backup:

• Open the messenger and click on the three dots at the top right.
• Go to the settings, open the section "Cats".hereafter – "Backup";

• Go to subsection "Back on Google Drive.;

• Select the copy frequency and enter your Google data;

• If there is no profile, you have to connect it by pressing the button "Add".;
• Determine the backup network (mobile Internet or wireless connection);
• Go back and click the backup icon. Wait for confirmation of file creation!

Done, you were able to transfer the information to cloud storage.

• If you put WhatsApp on the same phone, the data will be restored with a local copy (last 7 days) stored on the SD card;
• If the mobile phone is different: The instructions on how to reinstall WhatsApp remain the same, but the data will be ed from the connected Google Drive. So to activate your on the new device beforehand.

Now you have to uninstall and WhatsApp again:

• Open the device settings and go to "Applications".;
• Find the messenger and click on the icon "Delete".;

• Open a store in Google and type the name in the search bar;
• Find the desired result and click the button "Install".

Open the ed program and follow the authorization steps using your mobile phone number one by one.

The system will automatically ask you to restore your information; just follow the instructions on the screen.

Skill and without cheating: you have managed to reinstall WhatsApp on Android yourself! Whatever the reason, we got the result we wanted. Enjoy, use and be happy.

How to reinstall on your iPhone

You can easily reinstall WhatsApp on your iPhone - the instructions are almost identical to the algorithm for Android. Start by transferring your data (if you don't want to keep your message history, you can skip this step):

• Go into messenger and click on the settings gear;
• Go to the section "Cats".hereafter – "Backup";
• Clicking on the icon "Create".. Make sure iCloud is connected on your iPhone.

First part complete: all data transferred, backup created. Now we continue: to reinstall, you have to uninstall WhatsApp!

• Look for the shortcut to the messenger on the desktop;
• Press the icon with your finger and keep it pressed for a few seconds until the menu appears;
• Select the item «Delete the application» and confirm the action.

Now we come to the crucial stage: it is time to reinstall WhatsApp on your phone. You have to the new app from the App Store:

• Open the store and click the search button at the bottom right;
• Enter the name of the courier and click the input icon;
• Click on the icon "" and wait for the automatic installation.

Be prepared to scan your fingerprint or face if necessary. That's it, open the ed program and enter your phone number.

• Now confirm the reality of the phone number using the code from the incoming SMS message;
• Enter a name and an avatar;
• Now follow the instructions on the screen - when prompted to restore the latest backup!

Done, in a few minutes you will be able to use WhatsApp with the restored data.

You have learned how to reinstall WhatsApp on your Android phone or iPhone! With this simple algorithm, even a novice can do it easily: if you ever need to reinstall the software, you can.