How to Move Your Chats From GB WhatsApp to JTWhatsApp

GB WhatsApp and JTWhatsApp offer very similar features, so some people switch between them because they prefer one app's style, sign-in options or update timing. The hard part is your chat history. There is no official tool for moving chats between two unofficial mods, and a restore that works for one person may not work for another.

This guide describes a careful local-backup approach. Treat it as an attempt, not a promise: it may not work, so export your important chats first. Both apps are unofficial, are not affiliated with WhatsApp or Meta, and using either can lead to account restrictions.

Before you begin

Check a few things so you are not caught out halfway:

• Storage. The JTWhatsApp page suggests around 300 MB of free space for installing and restoring chats, and you need extra room for your backup copies.
• Your number. In normal OTP sign-in, only one app can be registered with your number at a time. When JTWhatsApp verifies your number, GB WhatsApp will stop working with it.
• Time. Do this when you have a stable connection and can take calls or texts for the verification code.

Step 1: Save everything in GB WhatsApp

1. Open GB WhatsApp and go to Settings → Chats → Chat backup. Tap Back up and note the date and time.
2. Export the chats you cannot afford to lose: open each chat, tap the menu and choose More → Export chat. Exported chats cannot be imported back into WhatsApp, but they keep a readable copy.
3. Save important photos, documents and voice notes to a separate folder.
4. With a file manager, find GB WhatsApp's data folder and copy the Databases and Media folders to a computer or other storage. Folder names and locations differ between versions, so look carefully rather than assuming.

Do not uninstall GB WhatsApp yet. Keeping it installed gives you a way back if the move fails.

Step 2: Install JTWhatsApp

1. Download the current version from the JTWhatsApp page on MODZILO and check the release notes.
2. Open the file and, if Android asks, allow Install unknown apps for that browser or file manager.
3. Tap Install. If Android reports that the package conflicts with an existing app, stop and confirm you have the right file before doing anything else.
4. Switch Install unknown apps off again afterwards.

Step 3: Give JTWhatsApp access to your backup

JTWhatsApp looks for a backup in its own folder. Because the two mods may use different folder names, a common approach is:

1. Open JTWhatsApp once so it creates its folders, then close it without verifying.
2. With a file manager, locate JTWhatsApp's data folder.
3. Copy the most recent backup file from GB WhatsApp's Databases folder into JTWhatsApp's Databases folder, and copy the Media contents if you want your media too.
4. Keep the original GB WhatsApp folders untouched.

The exact folder structure depends on your Android version and the mod versions, so this step may need some trial and error, and it may simply not be recognised.

Step 4: Verify and restore

1. Open JTWhatsApp and choose OTP sign-in with the same phone number.
2. Enter the verification code.
3. If JTWhatsApp offers to restore a backup, check that the date matches the one you noted, then tap Restore.
4. Wait for chats and media to finish loading, then open a few old and recent conversations.
5. Send a test message to a trusted contact.
6. Make a fresh backup in JTWhatsApp under Settings → Chats → Chat backup.

If no restore prompt appears, or chats are empty, do not keep reinstalling. Your exported chats and the untouched GB WhatsApp folders are still safe, and you can reinstall GB WhatsApp and verify again if you want to go back.

After a few days of normal use with all chats present, you can uninstall GB WhatsApp. Keep the copied backup folders on your computer for a while longer.

Key takeaways

• There is no official way to move chats between two unofficial mods, so this may not work.
• Back up, export important chats and copy the backup folders off the phone first.
• Keep GB WhatsApp installed until JTWhatsApp shows your chats correctly.
• Copy the backup into JTWhatsApp's folder, verify with the same number and restore if prompted.
• Both apps are unofficial and can lead to account restrictions.