How to transfer old imessage conversation to new apple device?

I used to chat with my friends on my ipad mini using imessage. Recently, I got an iPhone 5 and I've been trying to active imessage with the same icloud account. However, it didn't transfer the old conversation. Is there a possible way to transfer the old messages from my iPad mini to my new iPhone?

Added (1). Kyle, I tried your method. My iphone was reset and then it doesn't look like anything has change. My message is still empty.

There's certainly no way of transferring the messages. If you want to preserve those messages, it is an option to take screen shots of the messages and transfer it to your phone via iTunes

I'm not completely confident that this method will work, but if you think it's worth a try, go for it.

1. Plug you iPad into your computer and open iTunes.

2. Wait for your iPad to sync and transfer your purchases.

3. Create a backup of your iPad.

4. Plug your iphone into the computer and allow it to sync and transfer purchases as well.

5. Right click (ctrl click on OSX) on your iphone and choose "restore from backup"

6. Choose the backup of the iPad. Wait for restore and voila.

Tell me how it works out for ya. I'm kind of curious myself if this is a working method.

Hi, you can try 4Videosoft iPad Manager Platinum, which can transfer your music, photos, moives, SMS, contacts, etc from iPad mini to your new iPhone. I've used it for a long time and so far it works great. You can find it on the website and have a free try.