WhatsApp was kind enough to finally introduce the ability to transfer chats from iOS to Android last year. However, a reverse process wasn’t an option. The Meta-owned messaging platform was rumored to introduce it too and as a welcome surprise, has finally introduced the ability to transfer data from Android to iPhone. Here are the details.
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, via a recent Facebook post, has revealed that users making a switch from Android to iOS can now easily transfer their chat history, photos, videos, and voice messages with ease. And, this process will be end-to-end encrypted.
Once you have downloaded the Move to iOS app on your Android phone, just follow the on-screen instructions to move along. A code will be sent to your iPhone and you need to enter it on the Android phone. Again, follow further on-screen prompts, start the transfer process, and wait until the process is complete. When done, you will have to download the WhatsApp app on your iPhone, log in with your phone number, follow more instructions to further complete the process, and a few moments later, you will find all your WhatsApp chats on your new phone. We will come up with an in-depth guide on how to transfer WhatsApp chats from Android to iOS. So, stay tuned for that.
It is worth noting that once the transfer is complete from the Android side, you will be automatically logged out from the phone. The data transfer process doesn’t involve peer-to-peer payment messages and the call history.
