[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bakeera:
Fixed - Whatsapp Dual Messenger - Note 8

Hi All,

I managed to restore both of my chat history using dual messenger, please follow the steps and check if it will work for you:

If you are using two different phones

Let’s assume the following:

•	Phone A is one of the old phones

•	Phone B is the another old phone

•	Phone C is the new phone with "Dual Messenger" feature

Steps

1.	Open Whatsapp on Phone A

2.	Click on options button --> settings

3.	Chats --> Chat backup

4.	Press on "BACK UP" button and make sure that Local value is updated with the current time

5.	Using any file browser or PC connection, navigate to “/sdcard/whatsapp” and copy this folder to your computer/USB drive and call is Whatsapp_PhoneA

6.	Make sure that you have folder called “Databases”

7.	Repeat the same on Phone B (when you copy the whatsapp folder call is Whatsapp_parallel)

8.	On Computer Create new Folder called Whatsapp

9.	Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_PhoneA to Whatsapp folder

10.	Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_PhoneB to Whatsapp folder

11.	Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_PhoneA to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_phoneA

12.	Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_PhoneB to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_phoneB

13.	Copy the newly create folder (Whatsapp) to Phone C under the path /sdcard

14.	On phone C, Settings --> Dual Messanger

15.	Uninstall the second whatsapp messenger

16.	Back to Application settings, Clear the cash/data of Whatsapp

17.	At this stage, you will have only one instance of whtasapp, and without any number assigned

18.	Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_phoneA to Databases

19.	Start the Whatsapp application, and use the number of Phone A. complete the steps fully and you can restore the chats of Phone A

20.	On completion of first instance of whatsapp (phone A version) go the dual messenger and install the second instance

21.	Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases folder to Databases_PhoneA

22.	Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_PhoneB folder to Databases

23.	Start the second instance of Whatsapp and use the number of Phone B, complete the steps fully.

24.	You will have two working whatsapp instances with your fully restored chats.

If you are using Parallel Application

Let’s assume the following:

•	Phone A is the old phone

•	Phone B is the new phone

Steps

1.	Open Normal Whatsapp on Phone A

2.	Click on options button --> settings

3.	Chats --> Chat backup

4.	Press on "BACK UP" button and make sure that Local value is updated with the current time

5.	Using any file browser or PC connection, navigate to “/sdcard/whatsapp” and copy this folder to your computer/USB drive and call is Whatsapp_Original

6.	Make sure that you have folder called “Databases”

7.	Repeat the same on Parallel version of whatsapp (when you copy the whatsapp folder call is Whatsapp_parallel)

8.	On Computer Create new Folder called Whatsapp

9.	Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_Original to Whatsapp folder

10.	Copy Media folder from Whatsapp_parallel to Whatsapp folder

11.	Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_Original to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_Original

12.	Copy Databases folder from Whatsapp_Parallel to Whatsapp folder and rename is as Databases_Parallel

13.	Copy the newly create folder (Whatsapp) to Phone B under the path /sdcard

14.	On Phone B, Settings --> Dual Messanger

15.	Uninstall the second whatsapp messenger

16.	Back to Application settings, Clear the cash/data of Whatsapp

17.	At this stage, you will have only one instance of whtasapp, and without any number assigned

18.	Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_Original to Databases

19.	Start the Whatsapp application, and use the number of Original Whatsapp. complete the steps fully and you can restore the chats of original whatsapp

20.	On completion of first instance of whatsapp (original version) go the dual messenger and install the second instance

21.	Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases folder to Databases_Original

22.	Using any file browser, go to /sdcard/whatsapp and rename Databases_Parallel folder to Databases

23.	Start the second instance of Whatsapp and use the number of parallel whatsapp, complete the steps fully.

24.	You will have two working whatsapp instances with your fully restored chats.