WhatsApp permits switch of chats, different knowledge from Android to iPhone

In a serious replace, WhatsApp has obtained a brand new strategy to preserve your chat protected whereas migrating from an Android telephone to an iPhone. The Meta-backed messaging app introduced this important replace on Twitter saying, “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”. According to WhatsApp’s weblog, a person can switch account info, profile photograph, particular person chats, group chats, chat historical past, media, and settings from Android to iPhone. However, the switch of name historical past and show title are exempted from this newest replace.

So earlier than migrating your vital chats from Android to iPhone, one must have the next issues:

1. Android OS Lollipop, SDK 21 or above, or Android 5 or above put in in your Android gadget

2.iOS 15.5 or above put in in your iPhone

3. Move to the iOS app put in in your Android telephone

4. WhatsApp iOS model 2.22.10.70 or above in your new gadget

5. WhatsApp Android model 2.22.7.74 or above in your outdated gadget

6. Use the identical telephone quantity as your outdated telephone in your new gadget

7. Your iPhone have to be manufacturing facility new or reset to manufacturing facility settings to pair with the Move to iOS app and transfer knowledge out of your Android telephone

8. Both of your gadgets have to be related to an influence supply

9. Both of your gadgets have to be related to the identical Wi-Fi community otherwise you’ll want to attach your Android gadget to your iPhone’s hotspot

Steps to switch your WhatsApp chats from Android to iPhone:

Step 1: Open the Move to iOS app in your Android telephone and observe the on-screen prompts.

Step 2: A code will probably be displayed in your iPhone. Enter that code in your Android telephone

Step 3: Tap Continue and observe the on-screen prompts.

Step 4: Select WhatsApp on the Transfer Data display screen.

Step 5: Tap START in your Android telephone, and watch for WhatsApp to arrange the information for export. You’ll be signed out out of your Android telephone as soon as the information is ready.

Step 6: Tap NEXT to return to the Move to iOS app.

Step 7: Tap CONTINUE to switch the information out of your Android telephone to your iPhone and watch for Move to iOS to verify the switch is full.

Step 8: Install the newest model of WhatsApp from the App Store

Step 9: Open WhatsApp and log in utilizing the identical telephone quantity used in your outdated gadget.

Step 10: Tap Start when prompted, and permit the method to finish.

Step 11: Finish activating your new gadget and also you’ll see your chats ready for you.

It have to be famous that the transferred knowledge does not go to cloud storage on account of the migration till you create an iCloud backup. Besides, the Android telephone will nonetheless have your knowledge except a person deletes WhatsApp.

If the 2 gadgets have completely different telephone numbers:

It’s not attainable to switch your WhatsApp knowledge to a brand new telephone quantity. However, you possibly can change your telephone quantity in your outdated gadget to your new telephone quantity earlier than transferring to your new telephone.

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