Guides: export and understand your chats
How to export a WhatsApp, Instagram, iMessage, Snapchat or Telegram chat, and how to read what it's really saying.
- How to analyze a WhatsApp chat (and what to look for)How to analyze a WhatsApp chat: who texts first, who replies fast, who double-texts, and when things shifted. Read the signals yourself, or let Otto do it.
- WhatsApp chat statistics: what to measure and how to read itMessage counts, reply times, who texts first, peak hours, longest silences: the WhatsApp chat stats worth knowing, and how to read them without overthinking.
- How to export a WhatsApp chat (iPhone and Android)Step-by-step guide to export a WhatsApp chat on iPhone or Android, with or without media, plus fixes for the most common export problems. Takes about a minute.
- How to export your Instagram messagesTwo ways to export Instagram DMs: a quick screen recording of the chat, or Meta's Download your information in JSON. Step by step, with pros and cons of each.
- How to export an iMessage conversationiPhone can't export iMessage chats, but a Mac can. How to export an iMessage conversation as a .txt file with a free assistant, or by recording your screen.
- How to save a Snapchat chatSnapchat chats vanish by default. How to save messages in chat, keep a record of a conversation with a screen recording, and what the other person may see.
- How to export a Telegram chatExport a Telegram chat as JSON or HTML with Telegram Desktop, step by step, or capture it from your phone with a screen recording. Plus tips for a light export.
- Does he like me? What his texts can (and can't) tell youDoes he like me, or is he just being nice? The texting signals that actually mean something, the ones that don't, and how to read your chat without spiraling.
- Situationship: how to figure out where you standStuck in a situationship and not sure where you stand? What your texts reveal about effort and intentions, the patterns to watch, and how to bring it up.
- Your ex is texting again: how to make sense of itYour ex texted you out of nowhere. Common reasons exes reach out, the signs worth noticing, and how to decide whether to reply, with a clear head.