Good news for WhatsApp users! Can easily transfer chats from iPhone to Android

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Now if users transfer their operating system from iOS to Android or from Android to iOS, then they had to lose their old chat history. But now WhatsApp users are going to get such a feature, through which they can move their chat history from one operating system to another. In this article, we will tell you about this in detail. After a series of reports, finally, a feature is going to be rolled out in WhatsApp by which all users will be able to transfer their chat history from iOS to Android.

According to reports, WhatsApp was still working on this feature. This feature will be rolled out after various beta tests. Till now, if users changed their operating system, they had to lose their old chat history, but through this feature, old chat history can be transferred from iOS to Android.

Announcing this feature, WhatsApp said in a blog post that – ‘This was a very requested feature that we had to make possible by which chat history can be transferred from one operating system to another. We’ve worked hard with the operating system and device manufacturer to make it more secure and reliable. We are very excited to roll out this picture in which you can transfer your chat history from iOS to Android.

In this process, all your WhatsApp voice messages, photos, and videos will be included. Especially initially this feature will be in the phones of all Samsung users who use Android 10 or higher. Soon this feature will be seen in all Android phones, in which if the user changes his phone, then he can easily transfer all his old chats from one operating system to another.

You will need a USB-C to Lightning cable for this process.

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How you can transfer your chat history from Android to iPhone. Learn the complete steps below…

Considering that the feature to transfer chat history in WhatsApp has been rolled out only for Samsung at the beginning. You need to have a Samsung Smart Switch app version 3.7.22.1 or higher installed on your phone. Along with this, you will also have to update your WhatsApp iOS.

  • Open your Samsung phone and connect it to your iPhone with a cable.
  • Follow all the instruction given by Samsung Smart Switch app to transfer your data.
  • Now you will be asked to scan the QR code displayed on the new device using your iPhone camera.
  • Click on Start on your iPhone and wait for the process to finish.
  • Now you can continue setting up your Samsung device.
  • After completing the setup, open your WhatsApp and login with the same number that you did on your old device.
  • When the pop-up appears, click on the Import button and wait for the process to finish.
  • Activate your new device to view your chats.

Even on your old device, this data may remain till then. WhatsApp is not able to access any of your device messages chats as long as all chats are encrypted as you wish.

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