whapa VS WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithread

I searched a lot on this subreddit and found two github solutions: B16f00t/whapa: WhatsApp Parser Toolset v1.59 (github.com) and ElDavoo/wa-crypt-tools: Decrypts WhatsApp .crypt12, .crypt14 and .crypt15 files. (github.com)

To batch it (I think, trying it now): https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa

I've used "WHAGODRI" from https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa to download my backup from Google Drive. However, the message database (msgstore.db.crypt15) requires a key file to decrypt. My phone is not rooted, so I am unable to access the decryption key. I have tried https://github.com/YuvrajRaghuvanshiS/WhatsApp-Key-Database-Extractor but I did not succeed in retrieving the key.

If you are technically inclined, you can also check some free tools. I used one some times ago: https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa

You can try whapa to download your database backup from Google Drive, then you clear WhatsApp data, copy the backup to the corresponding folder in /storage/emulated/0/Android/media/com.whatsapp/WhatsApp/Databases and then see if the WhatsApp app can recover the local backup. Note that you lost your local backups because uninstalling the app will trigger Android to clear its local data (all backups and media files)

The result is a sqlite database that can be dumped or browsed with the regular (database) tools; there are 2 projects I know of that are actually reading the data and presenting it nicely but both are broken just now as Whatsapp changed the name of some tables (the changes are only cosmetic, the data is still there): https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa and https://github.com/andreas-mausch/whatsapp-viewer .

Whatsapp Parser Toolset

I've used this: https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa awesome repository and works like a charm. Had a bit of a problem with finding my key until I rooted though.

I download from my Google Drive backup with https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa.

https://github.com/B16f00t/whapa (among other tools) appears to download it from Google without requiring any key from facebook or a rooted device.

Correct, that's what I'm dealing with. And if you uninstall the app all local backups are lost, so you will only rely on what you have on Google Drive. That's my case right now, so I'm doing a backup from Google Drive to my computer using this tool to keep all data safe, in case it's useful for anyone else: https://github.com/YuriCosta/WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithread

Or you can set your own password on Android, and therefore not require rooting. (WhatsApp gives you that option) I do that for my own backups. Download them via Google Drive [0] and then use this tool to decrypt them [1][2]

[0] https://github.com/YuriCosta/WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithre...

[1] https://github.com/ElDavoo/WhatsApp-Crypt14-Crypt15-Decrypte...

[2] https://github.com/ElDavoo/WhatsApp-Crypt14-Crypt15-Decrypte...

Das geht mit https://github.com/YuriCosta/WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithread

> This sends an encrypted blob of all your messages to Apple/Google, and WhatsApp holds the key

It is a plain text backup to Google Drive. You can extract it yourself, with just your google account credentials. There is no key whatsapp holds. Google can read it all, and has revealed the chats to help the govt it in multiple high profile celebrity cases here in India.

You can extract it yourself - https://github.com/YuriCosta/WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithre...

> You’re referring to the optional backup that requires users to opt-in.

With telegram, if you enable secret chats, it is never backed up to the cloud. It is a guarentee, unlike whatsapp where you do not know whether your contact has enabled cloud backups

Full disclosure: I begrudgingly use WhatsApp. I really don’t like it. You’re spreading misinformation, though.

You can extract it yourself.

https://github.com/YuriCosta/WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-Multithre...

I do not vouch for this repo, but it gets the job done.

The only creds required are your Google account creds. No per-user whatsapp keys necessary.