# WA Backup Reader

> Read, search and browse exported chats - offline & easy

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.innervate.wabackupreader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.innervate.wabackupreader)

## Overview

- **ID:** `de.innervate.wabackupreader`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Innervate
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 225
- **Version:** 1.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07
- **First published:** 2026-04-25
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.innervate.wabackupreader)
- **Website:** [https://www.innervate.de](https://www.innervate.de/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://innervate.de/privacy\_app.html](https://innervate.de/privacy_app.html)

## Description

You exported your chat history and want to actually read it again? WA Backup Reader has you covered – cleanly, searchably, and entirely offline.<br><br>💬 A FAMILIAR CHAT VIEW<br><br>Your exported chat files are displayed exactly the way you expect: your messages on the right, incoming on the left, timestamps, system notices, and media references – everything in the right place. No more digging through raw text files.<br><br>🔍 FULL-TEXT SEARCH ACROSS ALL CHATS<br><br>Remember a message but not which chat it was in? The built-in search scans every conversation at once and jumps straight to the result – in a fraction of a second.<br><br>🖼️ MEDIA GALLERY<br><br>Photos, videos, and voice messages from your chats are gathered in a clean, browsable gallery. Stop scrolling through lines of text to find that one photo – it&#39;s right there, sorted and easy to browse.<br><br>👥 ONE-ON-ONE &amp; GROUP CHATS<br><br>Whether it&#39;s a private conversation or a busy group chat – WA Backup Reader renders everything correctly. Sender names, system notices, and shared content are fully preserved.<br><br>🔒 FULLY OFFLINE &amp; PRIVACY-FIRST<br><br>Your data never leaves your device. The app works 100 % offline – no sign-up, no account, no connection to any external server. No tracking, no analytics, no sharing. Your chat history stays yours.<br><br>📂 EASY IMPORT<br><br>Import chat exports directly as ZIP or TXT files – via your file manager or the Share menu. No computer needed, no complicated setup.<br><br>🌍 GERMAN &amp; ENGLISH<br><br>WA Backup Reader is fully available in both German and English.<br><br>────────────────────────────────────────<br><br>WA Backup Reader is an independent third-party app with no affiliation to WhatsApp LLC or Meta Platforms, Inc. The app reads the standardised chat export format provided by common messaging apps.

## Rankings

- #1,660,683 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `de.innervate.wabackupreader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.innervate.wabackupreader)