[Honor Magic3 Pro] AxomiaHoiMoi:
Hi guys, after losing 6 months plus of WhatsApp data, and trying to recover it, I've found a way to conduct automatic/manual WhatsApp backup to google drive even if u don't have native gms on my Honor Magic 3 Pro.

🛠️⚒️ Specs-

📱Device- Honor Magic 3 Pro

📲 OS- Magic UI 7.0, no native gms

📞 WhatsApp - Native, original version installed from Play/ Aurora store or WhatsApp official site.

ℹ️ℹ️ℹ️ Let me be clear about it, this method uses a gms sandbox app to achieve this, but doesn't actually run WhatsApp on the sandbox app, instead just uses the sandbox app gms to do drive backup and is something I found while experimenting. It's just extremely hassle free and completely do once and forget method.

There are two methods to achieve this, Method 1 is what I personally use.

1️⃣ METHOD 1

✅ Advantage - Completely hassle free, do once, configure and forget method.

Once done using this method, can be repeated with any sandbox app of your choice. However repeating in future will be difficult. And will have extra steps. And will not be able to migrate to method 2 hassle free.

❌ Disadvantage - Some WhatsApp features are limited, like payments won't work, and adding a status update is a bit of a long shot, but viewing status is not an issue.

2️⃣ METHOD 2

✅ Advantage - No above disadvantages.

❌ Disadvantage - Need to request a WhatsApp verification code every time you want to backup.

Can only be done with gbox sandbox and not any other sandbox app.

🔗 LINKS FOR DOWNLOAD -

1. Gbox

2. WhatsApp (gbox version)

3. Google Drive (gbox version)

4. WhatsApp Original Verion (clock on package installer, not Google play.

📃 NOW ON TO THE ACTUAL METHOD...

📜 INITIALIZATION - common for both methods

1. Go to GboxLabs official site.

2. Download Gbox.

3. Now on the website, click on the side burger menu (three parallel lines at top right corner)

4. Go to apps availability,

5. Scroll to the bottom and download WhatsApp.

6. Download and install google drive from the same page

6. Open Gbox, and give required permissions.

7. Login to Huawei ID.

8. Minimize Gox, go to device settings and give all permissions.

9. Go to app launch in settings and change to manage manually and switch on all three options.

10. Now launch WhatsApp, the one you installed from GboxLabs

11. Minimize it and go to device settings and give all permissions, also repeat the same as gbox on App launch.

12. Open google drive gbox version, add google account and go to settings and give permissions.

2️⃣📃 METHOD 2

13. Now open WhatsApp again (gbox version).

14. Verify your mobile number.

15. Conduct restores, skip drive restore and conduct local restore

16. Now you can conduct Google backups.

17. Wait wait , that's not the end.

18. Wait for google backup to end.

19. open original WhatsApp.

20. Verify your number.

21. Done you can now have native whatsapp with google drive backup.

22. every time you want to backup, just repeat from steps 12.

1️⃣📜 METHOD 1

13. Open WhatsApp gbox version

14. Verify your number

15. Conduct restores when prompted to, skip drive restore and only do local restore.

16. Conduct g drive backup,

17. wait for backup to complete.

18. Now uninstall WhatsApp (real one)

19. ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ while uninstalling, uncheck the Delete app data option.

20. Reinstall WhatsApp from WhatsApp website.

21. Open real WhatsApp,

22. Click agree and continue, do not click enter number.

23. Click on three dots on the top right corner.

24. Click on link to existing number.

25. You will get a QR code.

26. Click a picture of the QR code with another device.

27. Open WhatsApp (gbox version)

28. Click on settings and go to linked devices.

29. Click on add device.

30. If gbox crashes, remove your device screen lock and try again (it's a bug, I've contacted gbox support, they are working to fix it.

31. try again.

32. Scan the QR code you clicked on another phone.

33. Voila done.

34. Now you can normally use native WhatsApp with all function and gbox will do the backup for you.

NOTE : METHOD 1 CAN BE USED WITH ANY SANDBOX APP OF YOUR CHOICE, AFTER COMOLETEING THE INITIALIZATION STEPS AS MENTIONED ABOVE.

⏏️🔚 FINISHING UP -

1. Disable notifications on the gbox version of WhatsApp.

ℹ️ℹ️ℹ️ BACKGROUND INFO-

Both Gbox version of WhatsApp and real WhatsApp uses the same location to store app data.

so, data is interchangeable between both apps.

⚠️📜📃 SOLVINGS ISSUES-

1. ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ Do not install WhatsApp from gbox app play store.

2. Install only from Gbox labs app availability.

once done you can update from play store, no issue.

3. If there's issue with not able to link existing WhatsApp, or option not shown, uninstall WhatsApp as in method 1 above. And install from link I've connected above.