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WhatsApp finally solves one of the biggest problems with its chat histories: the inability to keep them when you change platforms. The Facebook brand used Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event to introduce the ability to import your WhatsApp chat history between Android and iOS. It will initially reach Android phones, starting with Samsung phones running Android 10 or newer (including newer foldables), but eventually it will be available on both operating systems.
The transfer includes photos and voice memos and is expected to reach users in the “coming weeks”.
The implementation was difficult, according to WhatsApp. Since messages are end-to-end encrypted and stored on the device, migrating them requires “extra work” on the part of WhatsApp, operating system developers and phone manufacturers. It took a collaborative effort to enable transfers like these, in other words.
It’s no surprise that WhatsApp is breaking the news to Unpacked. Samsung is clearly hoping this will appeal to iPhone users who were hesitant to lose their WhatsApp history when switching to a Galaxy phone. However, it will also be useful for people switching to iPhone or anyone who is concerned about losing an important conversation thread when switching between platforms.
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