Transfer WeChat Chat Log from Old iPhone to iPhone X/iPhone 8 Free

January 17 2018

Now after getting your new iPhone X or iPhone 8, do you want to transfer your WeChat messages from old iPhone to them? Do you know how to transfer WeChat chat log from old iPhone to iPhone X/iPhone 8 free?

Although WeChat server won’t help us save our WeChat messages, but we can use it to help us transfer those WeChat chat log from one phone to another one. And here, we’ll introduce you three methods about how to transfer WeChat chat log from old iPhone to iPhone X free.

Transfer WeChat Chat Log to iPhone X/iPhone 8 with iTunes

Usually, we’ll use iTunes to help us backup iPhone data, now we can also use it to help us transfer data from one iOS device to another iOS device, as we can restore backup files from it.

1.Launch iTunes, connect your old iPhone with PC. When it’s recognized, click iPhone image icon, then you can find your backup files on the left side bar by clicking Files--Summary.

2.Then connect your iPhone X/iPhone 8 with PC, choose backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”.

Transfer WeChat Chat Log to iPhone X/iPhone 8 with iCloud

Now we’ll see how to restore WeChat messages on iCloud backup files to iPhone X/iPhone 8, and also it doesn’t support us to do it selectively.

1.Connect your old iPhone with Wifi, go to Setting--iCloud, log in it with your Apple ID and password.

2.Now turn on iCloud driver and WeChat button, then tap on “Backup”, and confirm with “Backup Now”.

3.When finish backup. Log in iCloud on your iPhone x/iPhone 8 with same Apple ID and password.
4.Then go to Setting--General--Erase All Content and Settings, when all content and settings are erased, go to set up assistant with a hello screen.

5.Swipe to begin the set up progress, choose the backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”.

Transfer WeChat Chat Log to iPhone X/iPhone 8 with Migration Feature

Great news that WeChat has its built-in feature that named migration, it can help us transfer WeChat messages from iPhone to iPhone, see below steps and learn how to do it.

1.Open your old iPhone, log in WeChat with your WeChat ID and password.

2.Then go to Me--Setting--Chat Log--Chat Log Migration, now click “Migrate to Another Phone”, and it will pop up a QR code.

3.Now log in WeChat with same WeChat ID and password on your iPhone X/iPhone 8, then you can scan the QR code, and it will begin the migration.