WhatsApp chat guides
Plain answers on exporting a chat, keeping voice messages, understanding your numbers and using messages as proof.
Exporting and opening a chat
How to save a WhatsApp chat as a PDF
Free ways on iPhone, Android and a computer, and when each one works.
How to open a WhatsApp export file (ZIP and _chat.txt)
Unzip it, read _chat.txt and make sense of what's inside.
WhatsApp export limit: how to export a very long chat
WhatsApp no longer publishes a limit. How to tell if you've hit one.
How to get WhatsApp messages from an old phone
Export them, move them across or use a backup, without losing anything.
Can deleted WhatsApp messages be recovered?
Sometimes, from a backup. What works, and which apps to avoid.
Does exporting a WhatsApp chat notify the other person?
What WhatsApp says, how someone could still find out, and what blocks an export.
How to export a WhatsApp group chat
The steps, why an export starts late, and what admins can block.
How to convert a WhatsApp chat to Excel, CSV or Word
Free steps for Google Sheets, Excel and Word, with formulas you can paste.
Can you read a WhatsApp backup on Google Drive or iCloud?
Why a backup won't open like a normal file, and how to get readable chats from one.
How to see the first message in a WhatsApp chat
Search by date, and the quick way with an export.
How to turn a WhatsApp chat into a book
Chat-book services, printing your own PDF, and what each one costs.
Voice messages
How to save WhatsApp voice messages
One at a time or all at once, plus how to play .opus files.
Can WhatsApp voice notes be used as evidence?
Often yes. Why you need the audio as well as a transcript.
How to keep WhatsApp messages from someone who has died
How to keep their messages and voice notes safe.
WhatsApp voice message transcripts: how they work and why they fail
Turning them on, which languages work, and what Transcript unavailable means.
Summaries and statistics
How to summarize a long WhatsApp chat or group chat
What WhatsApp's own summaries cover, and how to summarize a whole chat.
WhatsApp chat statistics: how to see who texts more
Who writes most, who starts first, and how to read the numbers fairly.
WhatsApp Wrapped: how to see your year in a chat
What exists, what it shows, and what to check before you upload a chat.
Using messages as proof
Are WhatsApp messages admissible in court?
Often yes. What courts ask for in seven countries.
Are WhatsApp screenshots admissible as evidence?
Often yes. Where they've failed in real cases, and what to keep with them.
Is a WhatsApp message legally binding?
It can be. What makes a message binding, and which contracts need more.
How to save evidence of harassment on WhatsApp and report it
What to keep, how to stay safe, and who to report it to.
Using WhatsApp chats as relationship evidence for a partner visa
What four countries ask for, how much to send, and file limits.
Is it illegal to share someone's WhatsApp messages?
What the law says, mostly in England and Wales, with points from the EU, US and India.
Can you use WhatsApp messages in small claims court?
Whether they count, how to prepare them, and the limits where you live.
Start with your own chat
Drop your export here to read it for free. It stays on your device.