Hey guys. Let me get straight to the point. I just changed my phone, finally, to a Samsung S9 Plus, after 3 and a half years. I believe I bought Samsung S5 (aka the shittiest Samsung S series) in early 2015. So yeah, this changing of phone just seemed so new and awkward to me.
Just to summarise, my mom has Whatsapp(she rarely uses this) and Kakaotalk(most important to her). I have both of those, as well as Telegram and Line.
And here is when the disaster happened. My mom also changed her phone with me, to Samsung J7 Pro, from Samsung S5 as well. And I was helping her to transfer her S5 data to her new phone via Smart Switch app which is supposed-ly the best app to transfer data from an old phone to the new one. With good reviews and information saying that EVERYTHING will be transferred to the new phone, I proceeded the transfer via wireless method, as my process with the cable method was somehow taking way too long.
Then, my mom's entire Kakaotalk chat history has disappeared, even though her contacts remained. Okay, only a few chats that she had TODAY has transferred, but anything beyond yesterday has completely disappeared. With that, my mom was absolutely angry and speechless. She didn't blame me though. She was just like, "How can the chat history disappear when such a popular app was used to transfer the data? How am I going to change to a new phone again?" And I was thinking the same thing too, feeling extremely sorry to her and angry at Kakaotalk at the same time.
My friend, nicknamed Fishball, was there to help me. She found out for me, that Kakaotalk chats needed to be backed up right before the transfer was made via the Smart Switch app. And if you don't, yeah. You will lose all the previous messages with your dear family and friends. That is how I made that mistake, and caused my mom to lose her Kakaotalk memory.
As my transferring progress was lagging too much for 2 hours, Fishball suggested that I restart my old phone to redo the transferring process, which I did. But before that, I made sure I backed up my chats in both my Whatsapp and Kakaotalk. I couldn't find backing up chat for Line at that moment, and Fishball told me that Telegram backs up the chats by itself. So after that, I proceeded with the transfer via wireless method this time. And here is when the second disaster came.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BACK UP MY CHATS FOR LINE TOO!!!!!!! Which I DIDN'T, or more like I COULDN'T FIND. Because when I opened Line with my new phone, my entire chats with my friends were gone, completely. And only the profiles left, just like my mom's Kakaotalk. When I checked the settings again, I magically found the button for backing up the chats. I'm literally screaming the F*** word inside and outside right now.
Oh wow, how can I make double mistakes like this in a row? Actually, I wouldn't really mind my Line chats disappearing, not so much. But I DO MIND MAKING MY MOM'S MOST IMPORTANT CHATS DISAPPEARING!!! I am really, really feeling fucking sorry to my mom. I should have really searched everything up carefully before proceeding onto the transfer. I shouldn't have just blindly read the brief description of Smart Switch app.
※So please, dear anyone out there reading this, who is going to change phone anytime or even in the future. Please remember to BACK UP your messages in ALL your chatting apps before proceeding with your transfer!!! Especially Kakaotalk, Line and Whatsapp!!!
Also, make sure that your Kakaotalk, Line and Whatsapp have your most trusted(?)/used email registered!!!
Thankfully, all my photos, videos, Notes (Samsung Memo) and musics got transferred safely, although my music playlists and top-played tracks vanished. But me, being the biggest culprit for losing my mom's Kakaotalk messages and my own Line messages, is really a huge pain in the ass for me. Messages are supposed to be a great form of memory for us. And especially when my mom used her Kakaotalk as her "Notes", by writing important things down to her own profile chat room, I have technically made my mom lose all her Kakaotalk notes. I AM SO SORRY MOM I WILL MAKE SURE I WILL GIVE YOU CONSISTENT POCKET MONEY IN FUTURE EVEN IF I WERE TO ONLY MAKE $1000 A MONTH. I WILL STILL GIVE YOU MONEY EVERY MONTH I SWEAR.
This huge mistake that I made, as an amateur new-phone-user, is an extremely harsh lesson learnt for me, and I will make sure that I will never make this kind of mistake again, ever. When I made these mistakes, I was feeling so angry at myself, and towards the apps, that I could feel my brain boiling. I was feeling so fucked up till the point where I could somehow feel my soul leaving out of my body for a second. OH My GOSH. PLEASE. Haven't you given me enough pains already this year??? Dear fate or karma out there???
So yeah, please do not make the mistake that I made guys.
Regards,
Angry BlackjackBoy ToAnyone (feat. my Soul almost left my body)
Just to summarise, my mom has Whatsapp(she rarely uses this) and Kakaotalk(most important to her). I have both of those, as well as Telegram and Line.
And here is when the disaster happened. My mom also changed her phone with me, to Samsung J7 Pro, from Samsung S5 as well. And I was helping her to transfer her S5 data to her new phone via Smart Switch app which is supposed-ly the best app to transfer data from an old phone to the new one. With good reviews and information saying that EVERYTHING will be transferred to the new phone, I proceeded the transfer via wireless method, as my process with the cable method was somehow taking way too long.
Then, my mom's entire Kakaotalk chat history has disappeared, even though her contacts remained. Okay, only a few chats that she had TODAY has transferred, but anything beyond yesterday has completely disappeared. With that, my mom was absolutely angry and speechless. She didn't blame me though. She was just like, "How can the chat history disappear when such a popular app was used to transfer the data? How am I going to change to a new phone again?" And I was thinking the same thing too, feeling extremely sorry to her and angry at Kakaotalk at the same time.
My friend, nicknamed Fishball, was there to help me. She found out for me, that Kakaotalk chats needed to be backed up right before the transfer was made via the Smart Switch app. And if you don't, yeah. You will lose all the previous messages with your dear family and friends. That is how I made that mistake, and caused my mom to lose her Kakaotalk memory.
As my transferring progress was lagging too much for 2 hours, Fishball suggested that I restart my old phone to redo the transferring process, which I did. But before that, I made sure I backed up my chats in both my Whatsapp and Kakaotalk. I couldn't find backing up chat for Line at that moment, and Fishball told me that Telegram backs up the chats by itself. So after that, I proceeded with the transfer via wireless method this time. And here is when the second disaster came.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BACK UP MY CHATS FOR LINE TOO!!!!!!! Which I DIDN'T, or more like I COULDN'T FIND. Because when I opened Line with my new phone, my entire chats with my friends were gone, completely. And only the profiles left, just like my mom's Kakaotalk. When I checked the settings again, I magically found the button for backing up the chats. I'm literally screaming the F*** word inside and outside right now.
Oh wow, how can I make double mistakes like this in a row? Actually, I wouldn't really mind my Line chats disappearing, not so much. But I DO MIND MAKING MY MOM'S MOST IMPORTANT CHATS DISAPPEARING!!! I am really, really feeling fucking sorry to my mom. I should have really searched everything up carefully before proceeding onto the transfer. I shouldn't have just blindly read the brief description of Smart Switch app.
※So please, dear anyone out there reading this, who is going to change phone anytime or even in the future. Please remember to BACK UP your messages in ALL your chatting apps before proceeding with your transfer!!! Especially Kakaotalk, Line and Whatsapp!!!
Also, make sure that your Kakaotalk, Line and Whatsapp have your most trusted(?)/used email registered!!!
Thankfully, all my photos, videos, Notes (Samsung Memo) and musics got transferred safely, although my music playlists and top-played tracks vanished. But me, being the biggest culprit for losing my mom's Kakaotalk messages and my own Line messages, is really a huge pain in the ass for me. Messages are supposed to be a great form of memory for us. And especially when my mom used her Kakaotalk as her "Notes", by writing important things down to her own profile chat room, I have technically made my mom lose all her Kakaotalk notes. I AM SO SORRY MOM I WILL MAKE SURE I WILL GIVE YOU CONSISTENT POCKET MONEY IN FUTURE EVEN IF I WERE TO ONLY MAKE $1000 A MONTH. I WILL STILL GIVE YOU MONEY EVERY MONTH I SWEAR.
This huge mistake that I made, as an amateur new-phone-user, is an extremely harsh lesson learnt for me, and I will make sure that I will never make this kind of mistake again, ever. When I made these mistakes, I was feeling so angry at myself, and towards the apps, that I could feel my brain boiling. I was feeling so fucked up till the point where I could somehow feel my soul leaving out of my body for a second. OH My GOSH. PLEASE. Haven't you given me enough pains already this year??? Dear fate or karma out there???
So yeah, please do not make the mistake that I made guys.
Regards,
Angry BlackjackBoy ToAnyone (feat. my Soul almost left my body)