If you have tons of WhatsApp messages on your Android phone, you may want to make a copy of those messages. You will find below the steps to Backup WhatsApp to SD Card on Android Phone.
Backup WhatsApp to SD Card
By default, WhatsApp backs up messages to Google Drive on Android devices and to iCloud Drive on iOS devices.
While making a backup of WhatsApp messages to Google Drive is convenient, you need to be aware that messages and media backed up in Google Drive are not protected by WhatsApp end-to-end encryption.
Also, if you are switching from Android to iPhone, restoring WhatsApp Messages from a Google Drive Backup is not easy.
You can get more control over WhatsApp backup by making a manual backup to SD Card, instead of allowing WhatsApp to backup to Google Drive or iCloud Drive.
Backup WhatsApp to SD Card
All that is required to Backup WhatsApp to SD Card is to prevent WhatsApp from backing up to Google Drive and then initiate a manual backup of WhatsApp to the SD Card on your Android device.
1. Open WhatsApp on your Android Phone or Tablet.
2. Once you are in WhatsApp, tap on the 3-dots menu icon located at the top-right corner of the screen and tap on Settings in the drop-down menu.
3. On WhatsApp Settings screen, tap on the Chats option.
4. On the Chats screen, tap on Chat Backup.
5. On Chat Backup screen, scroll down and tap on Backup to Google Drive option located under “Google Drive Settings” section.
6. On the pop-up that appears, select Never option.
7. After disabling WhatsApp Backups to Google Drive, go back to the Chat Backup screen and tap on Back Up button.
Once you tap on Back Up, your Android device will start the process of backing up all your WhatsApp Messages, Photos and Videos to the SD Card.
How to Find WhatsApp Backup on SD Card
In order to access WhatsApp Backup on SD Card, you need to download a File Manager utility from Google Play Store on your Android Phone (in case it is not already available).
1. Open the File Manager Utility on your Android Device.
2. Tap on My Files > scroll down and tap on SD Card option, located under “Local Storage” section.
3. On the next screen, you will see the WhatsApp Folder.
This WhatsApp Folder will contain the Backup of all your WhatsApp Messages, Photos and Videos.