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[Full Guide] How to Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages?

There are top 5 useful methods to read encrypted WhatsApp Messages. Also you can get a nice WhatsApp chat tracker: KidsGuard for WhatsApp to read someone's encrypted WhatsApp messages without any limitations.

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Megan Evans Megan Evans

Jan 10, 2023 05:31 pm

If you have given your kid a smartphone and your kid uses WhatsApp for communication, it is obvious for you to be worried. Your kid can talk to strangers or he can get bullied and blackmailed. Similarly, if you suspect your love partner is showing signs of cheating on you, you may want to check his WhatsApp messages to clarify your doubts.

It is quite obvious that you want to read the target person's encrypted WhatsApp messages secretly from your device so that the person does not know about it. But is there a legitimate method on how to read encrypted messages in WhatsApp? In this article, we will have a detailed look at the legitimate methods through which you can check someone's WhatsApp messages from your own device.

What are Encrypted WhatsApp Messages? Can They Be Read?

WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption for messages. This means only the sender and the receiver can read those messages, and no one else can read them. Therefore, neither WhatsApp itself nor your phone service provider can know anything about the content of your messages. In fact, no other third party can eavesdrop on your conversations thanks to encrypted WhatsApp messages.

Does this mean that you cannot read someone's encrypted WhatsApp message?

Well, there are surprisingly several ways on how to read encrypted WhatsApp messages. However, you have to either get the target person's device for some time or know his account credentials for the methods to work secretly. Let us discuss the methods on how to read messages with WhatsApp encryption easily.

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Way 1. Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages with WhatsApp Monitoring App

The best way on how to read encrypted text messages on Android is by using a professional WhatsApp monitoring app. The app needs to be installed on the target person's phone, and it will stay hidden and upload WhatsApp messages to its web server. Thereafter, you can view the target person's WhatsApp messages from your account on your device.

We recommend KidsGuard for WhatsApp monitoring app to read encrypted WhatsApp messages remotely and secretly. The syncing of encrypted WhatsApp messages with KidsGuard for WhatsApp web server is almost done in real-time. Therefore, you can check the latest WhatsApp messages exchanged on the target person's WhatsApp account.

What Can You Get from KidsGuard for WhatsApp?

Here are all the features of KidsGuard for WhatsApp that are useful in tracking every activity on the target person's WhatsApp account.

Read WhatsApp Messages:

You can check the target person's encrypted WhatsApp messages directly from your KidsGuard for WhatsApp Dashboard. You can open Dashboard from any device with your account credentials. You will get to check all the sent and received messages and conversation threads exactly the way you see on WhatsApp.

Check WhatsApp Status:

KidsGuard for WhatsApp app also lets you check the target person's WhatsApp status anonymously. You can check WhatsApp status whether it is a photo, text, video and likewise. You get to check all the present, deleted, and even expired statuses.

Therefore, even if the person has excluded you from viewing his WhatsApp status, you can check it directly from your Dashboard.

Track & Record WhatsApp Calls:

You get to check the target person's WhatsApp call logs to find out who the target person is talking to, who is calling the person regularly when the calls are made along with the duration, and the type of calls.

KidsGuard for WhatsApp also allows you to record WhatsApp calls of the target person so that you can listen to the call conversations whenever you want.

View WhatsApp Photos, Videos:

Along with checking the messages, users share photos and videos quite often in conversations. You can view all the shared photos and videos in WhatsApp chats directly from Dashboard. Besides, you can download WhatsApp photos and videos on your device for future reference.

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Check WhatsApp Voice:

Along with messages, photos, and videos, there are many users who prefer sharing recorded voice notes in WhatsApp chats rather than typing texts. You can also listen to those voice recordings as well as download them to listen to them when you have time.

View WhatsApp Docs:

Not just messages and media files, there are documents shared through WhatsApp chats that you should look at if you are critical of the target person's WhatsApp activities. All the sent and received documents through WhatsApp on the target person's account are available on your Dashboard.

Take WhatsApp Screenshots:

You can use KidsGuard for WhatsApp to take screenshots on WhatsApp and know the target person's WhatsApp activities every time he becomes active on WhatsApp. Therefore, even if he deletes any message or media files, you will get to know them from the screenshots directly.

Check WhatsApp Activities:

Last but most importantly, you can keep an eye on the target person's WhatsApp activities. These include checking how much time the target person is spending on WhatsApp, how many times he is using the app daily as well as the exact date and time. You can also export these data for analyzing them when you have time.

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3 Steps to Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages

Here are the steps on how to read encrypted text messages on Android using KidsGuard for WhatsApp.

Step 1. Create an Account

Press the "Monitor Now" button below to register an account for KidsGuard for WhatsApp. After account registration, you need to choose a proper plan.

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Step 2. Install KidsGuard for WhatsApp

Get the target person's Android smartphone and install KidsGuard for WhatsApp app from www.installapk.net. Open the app and follow the onscreen instructions to set it up for proper remote monitoring.

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Step 3. Start Reading Encrypted WhatsApp Messages

On your device, you need to log into your KidsGuard for WhatsApp account from your web browser. Go to your Dashboard> WhatsApp Chats to check all the encrypted WhatsApp messages.

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Way 2. Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages WhatsApp Web

If you can get the target person's phone for some time, you can open WhatsApp web on the web browser of your device and link the target person's WhatsApp account.

Once you link his WhatsApp account, it will stay linked whenever you open WhatsApp web and check the synced encrypted WhatsApp chats of the target person's WhatsApp account. Here are the steps to follow.

Step 1: On your device, open the web browser and visit "web.whatsapp.com".

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Step 2: Get the target person's phone and open his WhatsApp app. Tap on three-dot icon at the top-right corner.

Step 3: Go to Linked Devices and tap on "Link A Device" button.

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Step 4: Scan the QR code shown on your device's WhatsApp Web using the target person's WhatsApp app. This will link the target person's WhatsApp account with your device's WhatsApp.

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You can return the target person's device. Now, every time you open WhatsApp web on your device, you will see all of his synced encrypted WhatsApp chats.

Way 3. Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages on Google Drive

Users who use Android device to access WhatsApp, they take back up of encrypted WhatsApp chats on their Google Drive. Therefore, if you can get access to the target person's Google Drive, you can get the encrypted WhatsApp messages.

However, to read the encrypted WhatsApp messages, you need to decrypt the messages and that is why you need third-party software. AppTrans is a great app for reading encrypted WhatsApp messages on Google Drive. Here are the steps to follow.

Step 1: Download and install AppTrans on your computer. Launch AppTrans and click on App Restore > WhatsApp Backup.

Step 2: Log into the target person's Google account and select the WhatsApp file that you want to decrypt.

Step 3: On the next screen, tap on Messages to decrypted messages. You can also decrypt call logs and media files as well.

Step 4: Finally, click on Decrypt Now button, and you will see the target person's WhatsApp messages.

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Way 4. Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages by Jailbreaking or Rooting Phone

If the target person's Android device is rooted or iPhone is jailbroken, you can use a decryption software to read encrypted WhatsApp messages. WhatsApp stores the encrypted messages in msgstore.db database file in the target person's device. If the device has been rooted or jailbroken, you can have access to the database file and decrypt it to read the messages.

This method is useful when the person locked WhatsApp app with biometric verification. Therefore, you can get access to his device and decrypt the database to read the encrypted messages. With this method, you can get the answer of 'how to read encrypted whatsapp messages on iphone'. Here are the steps to follow.

Step 1: Download and install WhatsApp Viewer on your computer.

Step 2: Connect the target person's phone to your computer. Go to Phone Device Storage and locate WhatsApp folder. Go to Databases folder> Files folder and copy Key file and msgstore.db database file.

Step 3: Open WhatsApp Viewer. Go to File > Decrypt .crypt12 option. Load the database file and Key file and wait for the decryption process to end. The decrypted file will be saved in the same folder where you have pasted the database and Key file.

Step 4: Go to File > Open and select the decrypted file and thereafter, you can enter the target person's WhatsApp number and you will see all the target person's encrypted WhatsApp chats.

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Conclusion

There are several ways on how to read encrypted WhatsApp messages. The best way out is to use a professional WhatsApp monitoring app. We recommend KidsGuard for WhatsApp which stays undetected on the target person's phone and transmits WhatsApp messages and activities. You can check them anytime you want on your device from Dashboard. There is no need to know WhatsApp account credentials, root the device and get access to the device for a long time.

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By Megan Evans

A certified content marketing specialist with great passion for Internet and online safety. She is bent on educating the audience about cyber safety tips and tricks.

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