[GH-ISSUE #444] Whatsapp Automatic backup doesn't work #375

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opened 2026-02-26 01:30:20 +03:00 by kerem · 10 comments
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Originally created by @finzir on GitHub (Apr 11, 2014).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/444

Beta version 1.5.6 on LG-G2 - managed to backup the Whatsapp messages but the automatic backup doesn't work for Whatsapp only for SMS.

Originally created by @finzir on GitHub (Apr 11, 2014). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/jberkel/sms-backup-plus/issues/444 Beta version 1.5.6 on LG-G2 - managed to backup the Whatsapp messages but the automatic backup doesn't work for Whatsapp only for SMS.
kerem 2026-02-26 01:30:20 +03:00
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@finzir commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2014):

Also I noticed that Whatsapp is backuped only by the backup file of Whatsapp that is created once a day and not backup the current messages

<!-- gh-comment-id:40285000 --> @finzir commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2014): Also I noticed that Whatsapp is backuped only by the backup file of Whatsapp that is created once a day and not backup the current messages
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@RenegadeI commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2014):

I also cannot backup whatsapp messages to gmail.

Please advise.

<!-- gh-comment-id:40811222 --> @RenegadeI commented on GitHub (Apr 18, 2014): I also cannot backup whatsapp messages to gmail. Please advise.
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@finzir commented on GitHub (May 11, 2014):

again whatzapp messsages do not backup!

<!-- gh-comment-id:42781565 --> @finzir commented on GitHub (May 11, 2014): again whatzapp messsages do not backup!
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@roughnecks commented on GitHub (May 26, 2014):

SMS Backup Plus version 1.5.5 on Gingerbread 2.3.6. My phone is a Galaxy Next Turbo (aka POP Plus) GT-S5570I. I installed whatsapp after SMS Backup and i only have one conversation in it at the moment but it isn't backup up by SMS Backup. I checked the FAQ and whatsapp is set to automatic backup itself; i enabled sync log but there's nothing useful in it, it only says i started a manual backup and it cannot find anything to backup (Fallito (nessun oggetto trovato)). Should i try the beta?
Thanks.

<!-- gh-comment-id:44181180 --> @roughnecks commented on GitHub (May 26, 2014): SMS Backup Plus version 1.5.5 on Gingerbread 2.3.6. My phone is a Galaxy Next Turbo (aka POP Plus) GT-S5570I. I installed whatsapp after SMS Backup and i only have one conversation in it at the moment but it isn't backup up by SMS Backup. I checked the FAQ and whatsapp is set to automatic backup itself; i enabled sync log but there's nothing useful in it, it only says i started a manual backup and it cannot find anything to backup (Fallito (nessun oggetto trovato)). Should i try the beta? Thanks.
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@RenegadeI commented on GitHub (May 26, 2014):

After using the beta....It worked for a while. ..now not backing up WhatsApp. ..again.

<!-- gh-comment-id:44205513 --> @RenegadeI commented on GitHub (May 26, 2014): After using the beta....It worked for a while. ..now not backing up WhatsApp. ..again.
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@roughnecks commented on GitHub (May 26, 2014):

I tried beta and it crashed each time i closed it (whatsapp backup didn't work anyway). Reverted to stable, not backing up whatsapp.. i'll send conversations i want to keep via email through whatsapp itself.

Cheers

<!-- gh-comment-id:44205737 --> @roughnecks commented on GitHub (May 26, 2014): I tried beta and it crashed each time i closed it (whatsapp backup didn't work anyway). Reverted to stable, not backing up whatsapp.. i'll send conversations i want to keep via email through whatsapp itself. Cheers
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@AbinashBishoyi commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2014):

Please follow these steps in a Linux environment:

adb backup -f whatsapp.ab -noapk com.whatsapp

This will cause a prompt on your phone as shown below. Click on the “Back up my data” button without providing a password.

dd if=whatsapp.ab bs=1 skip=24 | python -c "import zlib,sys;sys.stdout.write(zlib.decompress(sys.stdin.read()))"

adb push apps/com.whatsapp/f/key /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/.nomedia

Then install WhatsApp Tri-Crypt: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tricrypt

<!-- gh-comment-id:45822994 --> @AbinashBishoyi commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2014): Please follow these steps in a Linux environment: adb backup -f whatsapp.ab -noapk com.whatsapp This will cause a prompt on your phone as shown below. Click on the “Back up my data” button without providing a password. dd if=whatsapp.ab bs=1 skip=24 | python -c "import zlib,sys;sys.stdout.write(zlib.decompress(sys.stdin.read()))" adb push apps/com.whatsapp/f/key /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/.nomedia Then install WhatsApp Tri-Crypt: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tricrypt
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@AbinashBishoyi commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2014):

https://plus.google.com/118243877268559758058/posts/QdPz13C525x

<!-- gh-comment-id:46090635 --> @AbinashBishoyi commented on GitHub (Jun 14, 2014): https://plus.google.com/118243877268559758058/posts/QdPz13C525x
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@joelpurra commented on GitHub (Aug 18, 2014):

I can confirm that the code released by @AbinashBishoyi works well with TriCrypt on an unrooted phone. Added a fix for Mac OS X and a few improvements to the original repo, AbinashBishoyi/WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor.

<!-- gh-comment-id:52485749 --> @joelpurra commented on GitHub (Aug 18, 2014): I can confirm that the code released by @AbinashBishoyi works well with [TriCrypt](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tricrypt) on an unrooted phone. Added a [fix for Mac OS X and a few improvements](AbinashBishoyi/https://github.com/AbinashBishoyi/WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor/pull/1) to the original repo, [AbinashBishoyi/WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor](https://github.com/AbinashBishoyi/WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor/).
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@jberkel commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2015):

whatsapp no longer supported

<!-- gh-comment-id:111414764 --> @jberkel commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2015): whatsapp no longer supported
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