How to Backup WeChat Messages on iPhone

November 1 2016

“How do you backup WeChat messages on your iPhone? Could you show it for us?”

As reported WeChat has been one of the most popular chat Apps around the world, millions of people are using it chatting with their friends, and also many people are doing web shop store on it. So WeChat messages are attached so tightly to our lives. If you’re concerning about how to backup WeChat messages on iPhone, now you’re in the right place.

Here we’ll show you how to backup WeChat messages on iPhone.

Way 1. Backup WeChat Messages on WeChat Server

The most convenient way is to backup WeChat messages on your WeChat server, but it can only keep your messages for 7 days. So it can be use for the condition that when you change your iPhone, reinstall your WeChat App , or you need to transfer your WeChat chat history from one phone to another phone ect.

Open your WeChat, go to Me--Setting--General--Backup Chat History, then you’ll have your WeChat messages backup on its server.

Way 2. Backup WeChat Messages on iCloud Backup

Apple recommend us to do backup on iCloud, so many of us will choose to do it by using this way.
But please note it will need us to erase all content and settings before restoring the data we need, also it doesn’t allow us to do restore them selectively, and we couldn’t preview them before restoring.

1, Connect your iPhone with Wifi, go to Setting--iCloud, log in it with your Apple ID and its password, then turn on your iCloud driver.

2, Tap on “Backup”, then “Backup Now”

And your WeChat messages will be in your iCloud.

Way 3. Backup WeChat Messages on iTunes Backup

1, Launching iTunes on your PC, connect your iPhone with PC, wait a second, then it’ll be recognized by iTunes.

2, Go to Files--Summary, then you will see your backup files on the left side bar. Then choose the the files need to backup, tap on “Backup Now”, and confirm with “Backup”.

Then you’re WeChat messages will be on your iTunes.

Selectilvey Backup WeChat Messages with iRefone

When you need to backup your WeChat messages selectively, or you only need to backup your WeChat messages, you can come to iRefone for help. It can recover as well as backup your lost or deleted iPhone data, like contact, messages, notes, reminders, WeChat messages, photos ect, and it can also extract your iPhone data from iTunes or iCloud backup selectively and you can preview the data before restoring it.

Now download and install the free trial version to have a try.

Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your iPhone with PC. Choose “Recover from iOS Device”, then click “Start”.

Step 2. Then we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, find and click “WeChat Message” icon, and it will be scanned by the software.

Step 3. Wait a few seconds for scanning, then you can preview and choose WeChat messages you need, tap on “Recover to PC”.