XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-31 08:42, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   > On 1/31/2026 4:10 AM, micky wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> The chat is exported as a zip file. It contains the chat as .txt   
   >>>> file (utf-8 including smileys.) and all pictures, videos, pdfs etc.   
   >>>> in the original format.   
   >   
   >>> That is useless crap. Now I remember, I tried that one years ago.   
   >   
   >> It certainly is disappointing. Whatsapp could have done a lot better.   
   >>   
   >> I mentioned the one that would not export.  Did i get around to telling   
   >> you all -- no I didn't; -- that I found you could forward the chat, but   
   >> you have to tap on each little piece individually.   
   >   
   >> The result has even a worse format, in that the time for every comment   
   >> is the time I did the fowarding and there is no date at all.  What's app   
   >> could have done better.   
   >   
   > But what is the real problem with using "export chat" for archive   
   > purpose?   
      
   No formatting.   
      
   It is plain text, and only names attached photos, audios, videos, etc.   
      
      
   If WhatsApp would print to PDF the entire chat with clickable files   
   inserted in the correct places, that would be wonderful.   
      
   Some people talk to me via audio messages, while I answer by typing. The   
   plain text chat is useless.   
      
   Software that tries to do a correct export or a conversion have been   
   mentioned before in this thread.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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