Although they take longer than waiting WhatsApp generally listen to users and therefore improve themselves to please them. So the company this week announced an upcoming feature that will allow users to transfer chat histories between iOS and Android, effectively relieving a huge problem among those trying to switch platforms.
The arrival of this new feature in WhatsApp was taken for granted as it was announced during the Samsung Unpacked event which saw the introduction of new phones, watches and accessories. WhatsApp function imports complete chat histories from one operating system to another and includes support for photos and voice memos.
Chats can be moved from Android to iOS on WhatsApp
The feature is expected to roll out in the coming weeks with initial availability limited to Samsung devices running Android 10 and later. Other Android devices will get the capacity before it reaches iOS. At this time, it is not known how the tool will affect the device switch, but the transfer of messages and chat histories is among the most important considerations when switching from an operating system to an operating system. other.
When chat histories are transferred via a physical Lightning to USB-C cable rather than the Internet. From The Verge, they state that if you’ve transferred between iOS and Android in the past and there are two separate cloud backups, the new transfer feature won’t merge them into one chat history. In exchange, WhatsApp says if you use it to migrate your chat history and then take a backup, it will overwrite the existing backups.
According to information shared by Appleinsider, WhatsApp said implementation was difficult because the messaging service is end-to-end encrypted and stores histories locally. According to the company, the system requires ‘extra work’ on the part of all involved, including operating system developers and hardware manufacturers.
Concretely, since Apple started working on its own complete solution years ago And in 2015, it launched a content migration tool that transfers contact, calendar, photo, video, browser, email, and SMS data from Android to iOS.
