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WhatsApp is end-to-end encrypted. How does all the data magically show up when you change phone which doesn't have the same private key as the old phone? It's like having a lock on your front door and giving the keys to a random neighbour. Most folks trade convenience for privacy or security. That trade is looking less and less appealing by the day.
Ehm, they don't show up magically.
You have to backup directly to your new phone, otherwise it won't get transfered.
I just did this, and I can 100% confirm that not backuped data won't go to the new phone.
Thanks. I stand corrected. I was one of those that paid $1 for life when WhatsApp was a new kid on there block but haven't used it since news broke that Facebook acquired them like a decade ago. At the time, you had a new phone, your messages would transfer. Dunno how it is today after all those years but seems to be similar to Signal.
Based on the stories coming up on Facebook and their lack of moral / humane boundaries I still won't trust them not to have access to a private key when their app is so invasive. Their whole model is based on behind the curtain trafficking.