WhatsApp has finally made it possible to transfer chat history between iPhone and Android
Finally, it is possible to transfer the history of WhatsApp chats between iPhone and Android phones. This feature was not officially available before.
WhatsApp has been testing ways to transfer chat history between iPhone and Android for some time, and today it finally unveiled this feature. Although there are already methods using different apps to transfer chats between different platforms, these methods are usually not free and difficult to use.
WhatsApp has explained this in a Twitter post:
A new way to keep your chats always with you. Today, you can use the ability to transfer chat history from Android to iPhone or vice versa. Now you have the freedom to use the devices of your choice.
You still need an external app to transfer chat from iPhone to Android
Currently, as we are writing this news, the only transfer fromAndroid to iPhone” is mentioned on the WhatsApp support page and to transfer chats from “iPhone to Android» You must use a tool called Move to IOS. You must update the WhatsApp application to the latest version on both the receiving and the sending device. You must also use the same phone number on both the new and old phones. Otherwise, you need to change your phone number on the current account before transferring the chats.
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On the other hand, WhatsApp has collaborated with Apple to develop the Mote to IOS application, and this program works well to transfer data from a phone to IOS. As written on the support page, you can transfer account information, profile picture, group and personal chats, chat history, video chats and WhatsApp settings using this program. The only things that cannot be transferred are WhatsApp call history or money transfer messages.
The inability to transfer the history of WhatsApp chats between Android and iPhone was one of the biggest shortcomings of this messenger that bothered users for a long time. Although many messengers allow you to move and use multiple devices at the same time with a shared account without any hassle, WhatsApp can be run with just one phone number and on one smartphone. Recently, WhatsApp also allows users to use the computer version of WhatsApp without the need for their phone to be active.