If there is one non-existent WhatsApp function that has been on my wishlist for the longest time, it needs to be chat historical past migration between Android and iOS gadgets. Doing so between the 2 gadgets on the identical platform is a fairly easy course of utilizing cloud backup, however the identical has not been attainable between iPhones and Android telephones. It is additionally one of many the explanation why lots of people I do know dread the concept of switching platforms, primarily as a result of WhatsApp is essentially the most extensively used messaging platform on this aspect of the Pacific ocean. Well, the limitation would possibly quickly be a factor of previous, as WhatsApp has reportedly began testing the power to switch chat information between Android and iOS gadgets.
“WhatsApp will allow to migrate your chat history from WhatsApp for iOS to WhatsApp for Android. It is obvious that WhatsApp will also allow the opposite way. When the user tries to link a device having a different operating system to his WhatsApp account, it’s always needed to update to the latest WhatsApp update available on the App Store or TestFlight, in order to avoid any compatibility error with the Android version.”
WhatsApp says that apps that declare to maneuver your chat historical past between telephones violate their Terms of Service.https://t.co/MK4tJmBGrc pic.twitter.com/Vz423jIVuv
— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) July 15, 2019
First spotted by WhatsApp replace tracker WABetaInfo, the function is at present beneath improvement and there is no phrase when it will likely be launched through the general public beta or secure channel. However, the report mentions that it’ll construct on high of the upcoming multi-device functionality that can enable customers to run the identical account on a number of gadgets. For customers who’ve an iPhone and Android cellphone, syncing chats is primarily real-time chat migration, which is why the function will probably be rolled out as soon as multi-device assist has been applied.
It’s not as if chat migration between Android and iOS is not possible proper now. There are just a few third-party options on the market that allow you to transfer chat historical past from Android to iOS, and vice versa. However, WhatsApp advises in opposition to utilizing them as they not solely pose safety dangers, however all of them additionally violate the Terms of Service.
