3. Remove all Google account in the new phone.
If the phone has Google account, WhatsApp will either restore using Google Drive backup or start WhatsApp with empty data.
5. After code verification entry (sent through SMS or phone call), turn off the internet in the phone.
I’m not sure if step (5) is mandatory, but possibly safer to do so.
6. WhatsApp will be forced to restore the data using local backup.
We received error message from WhatsApp when the restoration process was still halfway through. After several seconds WhatsApp displays chat list, and to our delight all the chats have been restored successfully despite the error message.
Please inform me if you succeeded following these processes. Don’t hesitate to ask in the comments section below if you experience difficulties. Good luck!
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