Aug 12, 2021 10:57:11 IST
WhatsApp announced that Android and iOS mobile users will now be able to transfer their chat history from one operating system to another. This chat history includes voice notes, photos, and conversations. This feature will first roll out for Samsung's latest Galaxy smartphones - Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Galaxy Z Fold 3 - launched at the Galaxy Unpacked event yesterday (August 11). Users will be able to transfer chats from iOS to these Samsung phones.
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This feature will first be available on Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. Image: WhatsApp
WhatsApp further reveals that after the new Galaxy Foldable Phones, other Samsung smartphone users will be able to use this feature since their device is running Android 10 or higher. Users will now be able to transfer their WhatsApp chat history from iOS to Android and vice versa.
According to a statement from Sandeep Paruchuri, Product Manager, WhatsApp, “Your WhatsApp messages belong to you. This is why they are stored on your phone by default and cannot be accessed in the cloud like many other email services. We are excited for the first time to allow users to securely transfer their historical WhatsApp from one operating system to another. It's one of our most requested features by users for years and we've worked with operating systems and device manufacturers to solve it.
Before that, users only had the option to get a cloud backup. This means that the iOS chat history will be stored in iCloud and the WhatsApp chat history of Android will be stored in Google Drive, therefore, the chat history will only be transferred if the phones are running on the same system. 'exploitation.
According to a report from The Edge , the transfer will be done via a physical Lightning to USB-C cable and not via the internet. The report further suggests that if users already have a cloud backup of both operating systems, the feature won't merge them into one chat. Instead, if you migrate chat history and back it up, it will overwrite those backups.
Notably, WhatsApp has not disclosed if or when this feature will be rolled out to other smartphones.
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