WhatsApp is finally letting Android smartphone users transfer chats to an iOS or iPhone device. This update was shared on Tuesday by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Meta, via Facebook Post,
He says the new feature will allow you to safely switch between Android and iOS to transfer your WhatsApp chat history, photos, videos and even voice messages. Having said that, WhatsApp does not transfer your call history in this manner. It all happens with end-to-end encryption, he says.
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WhatsApp introduced chat transfer from iOS to Android last year, and now you can switch from Android to iOS as well. The new transfer method requires you to have an Android phone with version 5 or later and an iPhone running iOS 15.5. According to wabtainfoiOS 16 is not yet compatible with this feature as it is still available in the beta version for the users. You also need WhatsApp iOS version 2.22.10.70 or above on your new device. Similarly, WhatsApp version for Android users should be 2.22.7.74 or above.
How to Transfer WhatsApp Chats from Android and iPhone
Follow these steps to migrate from Android to iPhone while keeping all your WhatsApp data intact.
– Connect both phones to power for charging while chat transfer. You need to keep both the devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
– Reset iPhone within Settings to use the Move to iOS app
– Open Move to iOS app on Android phone and follow the given instructions
– Enter the code you can see on the iPhone app on the Android version as well. Make sure to select WhatsApp in the Transfer data screen.
– Click on Start button on Android phone and wait until all data is migrated to iPhone. Your WhatsApp account will be signed out on the Android device.
– Click Next to head back to the Move to iOS app and you can now transfer data from Android to iOS device. Wait for the whole process to complete
– Start your iPhone and install the latest version of WhatsApp Messenger on the device. Log in to the app with the same phone number used on the Android phone. Tap on Start and wait for the data transfer to happen.
– Now you will see all whatsapp data from android phone on your new iphone app
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Many people have delayed the switch from Android to iOS, purely because they could not move their chats from one platform to another. Zuckerberg & Co. last year highlighted the use of the feature and its availability, and it’s finally getting to Android users as well.
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