What if TextPort did not ask Which one is you?

TextPort could tell who you are. This is common in a chat with two people. Check the chat.

What if your name is not in the list?

Only people who wrote in the chat are listed. Your name may be a nickname or a phone number.

Tap the chat name at the top. Chat Details opens. Tap the person who is you. Turn on This is me. See Edit the chat name and people's names.

Email support@textportapp.com. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.

A WhatsApp export does not say which person is you. In a group, TextPort cannot guess.

iPhone 4 steps · Updated Nov 10, 2026

TextPort asks Which one is you? during a WhatsApp import when it cannot tell.

Your messages then show on the right.

Share the chat to TextPort

Export it from WhatsApp. See Export a WhatsApp chat to TextPort.
Tap Import … Messages

The button shows how many messages the chat has. Which one is you? opens if TextPort cannot tell who you are.
Tap your name, then Import … Messages

Tap the name others see for you (1). Tap Import … Messages (2). TextPort shows Importing your chat.

To change the dates, tap Back.
Check the chat

The chat opens when it is done. Your messages are on the right.

TextPort knows which messages are yours. The PDF shows them as sent by you.

What you seeWhat to do

TextPort did not ask Which one is you?: TextPort could tell who you are. This is common in a chat with two people. Check the chat.
Your name is not in the list.: Only people who wrote in the chat are listed. Your name may be a nickname or a phone number.
You picked the wrong name.: Tap the chat name at the top. Chat Details opens. Tap the person who is you. Turn on This is me. See Edit the chat name and people's names.
The Import … Messages button is gray.: Tap a name first.
None of these match.: Email [email protected]. Say which step you were on. Say what you saw. We usually reply within a day.