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– Whatsapp to begin deleting account of users using the unofficial/unauthorized whatsapp messenger application, which violates its terms of use.
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If you are among those using the unofficial whatsapp messaging application of the likes of gbwhatsapp, aero whatsapp, whatsapp plus, yowhatsapp, FMwhatsapp, WhatsApp Go, OGwhatsapp, whatsapp prime, and many more. WhatsApp through its faqs announced that It will start deleting the WhatsApp accounts of users using the unofficial apps [Gbwhatsapp, WhatsApp plus] and more.
To be on a safer side, you are advised to get started by backing up your chats history from the unauthorized third party whatsapp messenger application, and get them restored to the official whatsapp messaging application to avoid getting temporary ban or suspension which possibly might take hours, days or weeks to be back in use again. Furthermore, multiple suspensions may lead to permanent ban of your whatsapp account, to avoid getting up to this stage, be advised to get off the unofficial whatsapp applications before the suspension or ban comes to you.
As noted on the Faqs [Whatsapp]
Accounts temporarily suspendedIf you received an in-app message notifying that your account is “temporarily suspended” it means you are probably using an unauthorized version of WhatsApp instead of the official WhatsApp application. If after your account has been temporarily suspended you do not start using the official version of WhatsApp, your account could be permanently suspended.Unsupported apps, like WhatsApp Plus, GB WhatsApp, or those that claim to be able to move your WhatsApp chats from one phone to another, are altered versions of WhatsApp. These unofficial applications are developed by third parties and violate our Terms of Service . WhatsApp does not endorse the use of these third-party applications because it is not possible to validate their security practices. Faq
According to WhatsApp, it was further noted that these unofficial apps are developed by third parties, and for sure violates the whatsapp terms of use.
Don’t panic, Droidvilla Tech will guide you through a step by step unofficial whatsapp chats (history) backup, and also how to restore backed up whatsapp history to the official version of WhatsApp.
Here is quick guide on how to backup chats from unofficial whatsapp apps and restore them to official whatsapp app without losing chat histories… Read more
Follow steps to back up chats of unofficial whatsapp messaging applications
- Open gbwhatsapp
- Go to settings
- Tap on chats (Backups, history wallpaper)
- Tap on Chat backup
- Tap on backup (wait for backup success).
Now you have successfully backed up all chats history from gbwhatsapp/unofficial whatsapp.
Secondly, Restoring backed up gbwhatsapp chats to official whatsapp messenger
- Go to filemanger
- Create normal whatsapp folder 📂 if not found on your phone storage (Folder name: Whatsapp).
- Open gbwhatsapp folder 📂
- Move database folder inside gbwhatsapp folder to whatsapp folder created.
- Successfully moved to Whatsapp folder 📂
- Now open the official whatsapp messenger application and sign up.
- In signing up, allow system to find backup from sdcard or internal storage. When done, you should get all messages recovered in minutes.
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