The following table depicts WhatsApp Phone Archiver features and capabilities as per operating system, with explanatory comment as required.
The benefits of using our WhatsApp Archiver include:
Communicate using the native WhatsApp and stay compliant
Use WhatsApp from Web interface or mobile App while capturing communication
Capture all calls and chats: groups or individuals, text, multimedia, documents and deleted messages
Search and filter calls and messages by: employee name, email, mobile number, message type, attachments…
| Feature | Can be captured: | Comment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android | iOS | |||
| 1:1 Incoming chats | ||||
| Text messages | Yes | Yes | File extension archiving support (Every type available for resending by WhatsApp Native) | |
| Emoji | Yes | Yes | ||
| Stickers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gif | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once images | yes | Yes | ||
| Videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio files | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| Locations | Yes | Yes | ||
| Contacts | Yes | Yes | + Contact info is converted to a file | |
| Links | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polls | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polls’ answers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reactions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited files/media captions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reply | Yes | Yes | As common message | |
| Forward | Yes | Yes | As common message | |
| Mentioning | Yes | Yes | As common message with @”Contact name” | |
| Delete for me | Yes | Yes | ||
| Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | Archive with explanation but without file | |
| Non-downloaded media | Yes | Yes | App allows to archive downloaded media at any moment for 24 hours, after 24 hours for being non-downloaded thumbnail will be archived with a special message | |
| 1:1 Outgoing chats | ||||
| Text messages | Yes | Yes | File extension archiving support (Every type available for resending by WhatsApp Native) | |
| Emoji | Yes | Yes | ||
| Stickers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gif | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio files | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| Locations | Yes | Yes | ||
| Contacts | Yes | Yes | + Contact info is converted to a file | |
| Links | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polls | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polls’ answers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reactions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited files/media captions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reply | Yes | Yes | As common message | |
| Forward | Yes | Yes | As common message | |
| Mentioning | Yes | Yes | As common message with @”Contact name” | |
| Delete for all | Yes | Yes | ||
| Delete for me | Yes | Yes | ||
| Completely deleted (Bubble about deleted message) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | Archive with explanation but without file | |
| Incoming Group chats | ||||
| Text messages | Yes | Yes | File extension archiving support (Every type available for resending by WhatsApp Native) | |
| Emoji | Yes | Yes | ||
| Stickers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gif | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio files | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| Locations | Yes | Yes | ||
| Contacts | Yes | Yes | + Contact info is converted to a file | |
| Links | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polls | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polls’ answers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reactions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited files/media captions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reply | Yes | Yes | As common message | |
| Forward | Yes | Yes | As common message | |
| Mentioning | Yes | Yes | As common message with @”Contact name” | |
| Delete for me | Yes | Yes | ||
| Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | Archive with explanation but without file | |
| Non-downloaded media | Yes | Yes | App allows to archive downloaded media at any moment during 24 hours, after 24 hours for being non-downloaded thumbnail will be archived with a special message | |
| Group Events | ||||
| Joined event for new group member (including joining via link) | Yes | Yes | We archive each event type once per each hour – will be fixed in upcoming versions | |
| Left event for a group member | Yes | Yes | ||
| Left event for silent group leaving | Yes | Yes | ||
| Outgoing Group chats | ||||
| Text messages | Yes | Yes | File extension archiving support (Every type available for resending by WhatsApp Native) | |
| Emoji | Yes | Yes | ||
| Stickers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gif | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio files | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| Locations | Yes | Yes | ||
| Contacts | Yes | Yes | + Contact info is converted to a file | |
| Links | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polls | Yes | Yes | ||
| Polls’ answers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reactions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited files/media captions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reply | Yes | Yes | As common message | |
| Forward | Yes | Yes | As common message | |
| Mentioning | Yes | Yes | As common message with @”Contact name” | |
| Delete for all | Yes | Yes | ||
| Delete for me | Yes | Yes | ||
| Completely deleted (Bubble about deleted message) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | Archive with explanation but without file | |
| Group Events | ||||
| Joined event for new group member | Yes | Yes | We archive each event type once per each hour – will be fixed in upcoming versions | |
| Left event for a group member | Yes | Yes | ||
| Left event for silent group leaving | Yes | Yes | ||
| Left event for silent group leaving | Yes | Yes | ||
| Incoming Broadcast chats | Will be archived as 1:1 | |||
| Sender must be in your contact list | ||||
| Text messages | No | Yes | ||
| Emoji | No | Yes | ||
| Stickers | No | Yes | ||
| Gif | No | Yes | ||
| Images | No | Yes | ||
| Images with caption | No | Yes | ||
| View-once images | No | Yes | ||
| Videos | No | Yes | ||
| Videos with caption | No | Yes | ||
| View-once videos | No | Yes | ||
| Audio files | No | Yes | ||
| Audio messages | No | Yes | ||
| Video messages | No | Yes | ||
| Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | No | Yes | ||
| Documents with caption | No | Yes | ||
| Locations | No | Yes | ||
| Contacts | No | Yes | ||
| Links | No | Yes | ||
| Reactions | No | Yes | As 1:1 thread reaction | |
| Edited messages | No | Yes | ||
| Edited captions | No | Yes | ||
| Reply | No | Yes | ||
| Forward | No | Yes | ||
| Mentioning | No | Yes | ||
| Delete for me | No | Yes | ||
| Large files handling (>25 Mb) | No | Yes | ||
| Outgoing Broadcast chats | ||||
| Text messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Emoji | Yes | Yes | ||
| Stickers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gif | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio files | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| Locations | Yes | Yes | ||
| Contacts | Yes | Yes | ||
| Links | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reactions | Yes | Yes | As 1:1 thread reaction | |
| Edited messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited captions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reply | Yes | Yes | ||
| Forward | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mentioning | Yes | Yes | ||
| Delete for all | Yes | Yes | ||
| Delete for me | Yes | Yes | ||
| Completely deleted (Bubble about deleted message) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Outgoing statuses | Yes | Yes | ||
| Communities | ||||
| Groups in communities (See Group chats) | ||||
| Incoming Announcements | ||||
| Text messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Emoji | Yes | Yes | ||
| Stickers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gif | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio files | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| Locations | Yes | Yes | ||
| Contacts | Yes | Yes | ||
| Links | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reactions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited messages | N/A | N/A | ||
| Edited captions | N/A | N/A | ||
| Reply | Yes | Yes | ||
| Forward | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mentioning | No | |||
| Delete for me | ||||
| Disappearing messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Outgoing Announcements | ||||
| Text messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Emoji | Yes | Yes | ||
| Stickers | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gif | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Images with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once images | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Videos with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| View-once videos | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio files | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video messages | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents (MS Office, PDF, RTF, TXT…) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Documents with caption | Yes | Yes | ||
| Locations | Yes | Yes | ||
| Contacts | Yes | Yes | ||
| Links | Yes | Yes | ||
| Reactions | Yes | Yes | ||
| Edited messages | N/A | N/A | ||
| Edited captions | N/A | N/A | ||
| Reply | Yes | Yes | ||
| Forward | Yes | Yes | ||
| Mentioning | Yes (with group ID) | |||
| Delete for all | Yes | Yes | ||
| Delete for me | Yes | Yes | ||
| Completely deleted (Bubble about deleted message) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Disappearing messages | ||||
| Large files handling (>25 Mb) | Yes | Yes | Archive with explanation but with zero-size file | |
| Channels Events | ||||
| Follow channel | Yes | Yes | ||
| Unfollow channel | Yes | Yes | ||
| Create channel | Yes | Yes | ||
| Delete channel | Yes | Yes | ||
| Messages sent in channel | No | No | Messages can be sent and received. We do not support archiving. | |
| Incoming Calls | ||||
| 1:1 voice call | Yes | Yes | ||
| Group voice call to multiple recipients | Yes, full list of call recipients in the archive body | Yes | ||
| Conference voice calls to multiple recipients | Yes, full list of call recipients in the archive body | Yes | ||
| 1:1 video call | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video group call to multiple recipients | Yes, full list of call recipients in the archive body | Yes | ||
| Video conference calls to multiple recipients | Yes, full list of call recipients in the archive body | Yes | ||
| Calls one after another | Under development | As one long call with the last caller in FROM | ||
| Voice Chats | Not presently supported | Not presently supported | ||
| Outgoing Calls | ||||
| 1:1 voice call | Yes | Yes | ||
| Group voice call to multiple recipients | Yes, full list of call recipients in the archive body | Yes | ||
| Conference voice calls to multiple recipients | Yes, full list of call recipients in the archive body | Yes | ||
| 1:1 video call | Yes | Yes | ||
| Video group call to multiple recipients | Yes, full list of call recipients in the archive body | Yes | ||
| Video conference calls to multiple recipients | Yes, full list of call recipients in the archive body | Yes | ||
| Voice Chats | Not presently supported | Not presently supported | ||
| Controlled Features | ||||
| Signature/disclaimer | Disclaimer text and type can be set per user | |||
| Once per thread | Yes | Yes | ||
| Once a day | Yes | Yes | ||
| Always | Yes | Yes | ||
| WhatsApp Web/Desktop (Disable/enable) | Yes | Yes | Feature allows to disable linking additional devices: Web session/Desktop Session/Companian Mode | |
| Video Calls (Disable/enable) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Audio Calls (Disable/enable) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Call Logs | Yes | Yes | Archiving calls with call logs only (without voice record) | |
| Suspend/Delete user | Yes | Yes | 1. Android requires Meta’s OTP after user re-activation | |
| 2. iOS allows automatic reconnection after user re-activation | ||||
| 3. iOS disconnects user from additional sessions (Companian mode\Web session\Desktop session) if there are no connection issues on user side | ||||
| 4. Session termination for Android is scheduled for development | ||||
| BackUp/Restore | ||||
| BackUp to cloud | No | Yes | ||
| Local BackUp | Yes | No | ||
| Block backup | Yes | Yes | Backup creation is blocked. | |
| Backup created before feature activating can be restored, better to start to use the feature from the beginning. | ||||
| Disable share via TM WPA (Android) | Yes | |||
| Display Warning When Taking a Screenshot | ||||
| Sharing (Android)/Share extension (iOS) | Yes | No | ||
| Stores availability (ABM, Unlisted, AppCenter, Google Private Store) | Google Private Store, AppCenter | ABM, Unlisted, AppCenter | ||
| Chat exporting (Text) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Chat exporting (with attachments) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Chat transferring | No | No | ||
| Companion mode connection (WhatsApp Phone Archiver to WhatsApp Native) | No | Companion mode was disabled for compliance reasons. | ||
| Companion mode connection (WhatsApp Native to WhatsApp Phone Archiver) | Yes | No | ||