How to download messages from social media account

We all have smartphones on our hands, today people are way too busy keeping themselves entertained and connecting with others. And with countless apps, especially social media apps platforms, texting friends and family, sharing troubles, jokes, memes and making memories have become easier. If you want to keep your memories alive, you can also download them and relive them, from start till end. Here is a simple guide regarding how to download messages from your social media apps. 

1. Facebook's Messenger

Facebook’s Messenger allows its user to interact with other users worldwide by messages, voice and video calls with free of cost. The users can also exchange photos, audio, videos, stickers, documents and files.

To save the chats on your mobile phone and desktop:

On Facebook, open ‘Menu’ in the top right-hand corner.

First Click ‘Settings’.  Click on ‘Personal Information’. Then select the data you want to ‘Download your Information’. Then Select ‘Messages’ and download.

Finally,  you will get a notification on your profile when your data is ready to download.

To download messages individually

First of all, download message saver apps. Add all Facebook details like username and password. This will automatically sync with your chats. Then, open the Messenger. Click a chat, then open the ‘Messages Saver’ extension and then select the ‘From’ and ‘To’ dates that are needed to be downloaded.

2. WhatsApp

WhatsApp also allows its user to interact with other users worldwide by messages, voice and video calls with free of cost. The users can also exchange photos, audio, videos, stickers, documents and files. WhatsApp is a messaging platform owned by Facebook. All WhatsApp messages are protected by end-to-end encryption, ensuring security and privacy. So, a majority of people use the platform to send messages and documents.

To download messages from WhatsApp, one can follow these steps:

First of all, Open your WhatsApp. Then, open the individual or group chat. Choose the ‘More’ option from three dots on the top-right corner. Then choose ‘Export chat’ where you will have the option to choose ‘include media’ or ‘without media’. Choose what is required and Lastly, an email will be composed with your chat history attached as a .txt document and sent to you.

3. Viber                                                                                                  Viber is also widely used social messaging application, Viber has been well recognised around the globe especially in Nepal. In Viber user has a feature to communicate via text messages, voice calls, and video calls worldwide, without paying any amount. Viber also provides paid service. Numerous individuals use Viber for everyday purposes including business works also that one cannot afford to lose.

To save your chats, follow the steps:
First of all, Open the Viber app Then Choose ‘More’ on the bottom right, and open ‘Settings’. Then Choose ‘Account’ and backup the messages by clicking the ‘Viber backup’.
To download messages, go to Viber web.
Select the chatbox you want to save.
Then, select the conversations to back up by checking the box on the left of each message.

To select all Viber messages at once, check the box next to “Messages” on top. Click ‘Export selected’. Browse for the PC location where you wish to back up the messages

If you want to receive the email of zipped CSV files. Also, you can export it to your skype id, following these steps:
Open the Viber application.
Next, click the menu button and enter the settings option in the application.
Then, click the ‘Calls and Messages’ button, out of the options that pop below.
Select the option of ‘Email Message History’. Enter your email account to receive the backup of Viber messages.
Lastly, confirm the mail you have a reception for the confirmation of backup.