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WhatsApp finally takes the shackles off your prized chat history
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WhatsApp is completing the loop when it comes to transferring chats between iOS andAndroidand vice versa.
The Meta-owned company is rolling out the ability to transfer an entire chat history between Android and iOS devices. This has been possible for a while in various guises with very limited compatibility.
For example, last month Mark Zuckerberg announced it was becoming part of Apple’sMove to iOS appfor Android in beta. Owners of Samsung phonescan also transfer from iPhones.
However, the feature is now ubiquitous for all Android andiPhoneowners, the company says, promising users the “the freedom to switch to and from your preferred devices.”
A new way to keep the chats that mean the most 📱📲 Today, you’ll have the ability to transfer your entire chat history from Android to iOS and vice versa. Now you have the freedom to switch to and from your preferred devices.
WhatsApp has published a guide on moving the chat history from Android to iPhone, but hasn’t published the same methodology for doing the reverse yet. Here’s the lowdown fromWhatsApp’s FAQ, while also tells you the system requirements.
We’ll let you know when the company publishes the details for the iOS to Android transfers, beyond the ability to do it using a Samsung phone.
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Chris Smith is a freelance technology journalist for a host of UK tech publications, including Trusted Reviews. He’s based in South Florida, USA. …
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