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WhatsApp to let you switch between iPhone and Android without losing chat history: Here’s how it will work

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In case you are switching from iOS to Android, your WhatsApp chat historical past will keep intact. Offered you’re utilizing Samsung units to start with. WhatsApp is including a brand new function during which one can switch chats together with media recordsdata, voice notes from an iPhone to Android interface.

The function that was introduced throughout Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2021 occasion on August 11 shall be coming to Samsung’s new foldables, aka Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 and different Samsung telephones “within the coming weeks”. WhatsApp chat switch from iOS to Android ought to ultimately be accessible on different units however there isn’t a readability when.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G launched with bigger, more useful cover display and water-resistant design

Earlier switch of chats was solely doable between telephones working with the identical cell working system. On switching from iOS to Android or vice versa, the chat historical past may be saved within the WhatsApp cloud backup function the place for iOS customers it may be saved on their Cloud whereas for Android customers it may be saved in Google drive however can’t be retrieved on the app.

The brand new function transfers chat histories utilizing bodily lightning to USB-C cable slightly than sending utilizing the net. However when you’ve got already transferred between OS and Android up to now solely the present backup may be restored, the brand new function gained’t merge them collectively right into a single chat historical past although. The backup won’t overwrite any present backups however will create two cloud backups.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G launched with water resistant design, under-display camera and S-Pen support

The brand new function will enable transfers from iOS to Samsung new foldable units launched at first and within the coming days to different Samsung units working on Android 10. Additionally it is not clear when the chat switch shall be doable from Android to iOS.

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