WhatsApp recently launched the chat history transfer feature from iPhone to Android. Not long after, they began to develop the opposite feature, namely the transfer of chat from Android to iPhone.
The presence of this new feature was first discovered by the WABetaInfo page in the WhatsApp beta application for Android version 2.21.19.1. WABetaInfo said that the feature is currently under development and not ready for beta testing.
It is not yet known how the process of transferring WhatsApp chat history from Android to iPhone. But it will likely be the same as the chat transfer feature from iPhone to Android, which requires a Lightning to USB-C cable.
In addition, you will need a special application called 'Move to iOS' made by Apple. This application makes it easy for users to transfer their data when moving from an Android phone to an iPhone, and is now available on the Google Play Store.
WhatsApp chat transfer feature from Android to iPhone WhatsApp chat transfer feature from Android to iPhone Photo: WABetaInfo
When the WhatsApp chat transfer feature from iPhone to Android was launched, the feature was still limited to Samsung phones only. WABetaInfo said that the chat transfer feature from Android to iPhone will likely be available for all Android phones that are already running a certain version, as quoted from XDA Developer, Thursday (9/9/2021).
Because it is still in the development stage, there is very little information about this new feature. Once it enters the beta testing phase, it's likely that more information will be revealed, including how it works and its terms and conditions.
When WhatsApp will launch this feature is also not known. Since it is still in the development stage, maybe WhatsApp will only launch it a few months later.
The chat transfer feature between platforms is indeed one of the most anticipated features on WhatsApp. So far, WhatsApp users can only transfer chats to other Android phones or iPhones because they both use a backup system to different cloud storages.
Because it was only launched this year, WhatsApp was also teased by Telegram, which has had a chat transfer feature between platforms for a long time. Through his tweets on Twitter, Telegram seemed to call WhatsApp outdated.
