Meta, in a latest announcement, made it simpler for WhatsApp customers to switch their chat historical past from an previous cellphone to new cellphone with out the usage of any backup or cloud companies. WhatsApp now permits Android in addition to iOS customers to switch their chat historical past, together with media attachments, between cellphone working on the identical OS. Whereas the moment messaging service already had an choice for switch of chat historical past, it wanted both backing up the chat historical past on storage or importing it to the cloud.

WhatsApp’s new chat switch characteristic, utilizing QR code, lets customers switch most chat info like messages, and media information together with paperwork, hyperlinks and movies. Nevertheless, customers won’t be able to switch particulars on peer-to-peer cost messages and the decision historical past.

To switch the WhatsApp Chat Historical past by way of QR code, the person must guarantee that each their telephones have Android OS Lollipop 5.1, or Android 6 or above put in on them. The brand new cellphone should not be registered on WhatsApp till the switch course of. Each handsets additionally must have their WiFi enabled and on the identical community.

Equally, for chat switch on iOS, each previous and new iPhone variants ought to have WhatsApp for iOS model 2.23.9.77 or above put in. 

This is how you can switch WhatsApp chat historical past on Android in addition to iOS telephones.

Switch WhatsApp Chat Historical past on Android Cellphone

  1. Open WhatsApp on previous cellphone. Go to Extra Choices > Settings > Chats > Switch chats > Begin.

  2. On the brand new handset, set up and register on WhatsApp utilizing the identical quantity.

  3. Choose Begin on Switch chat historical past from previous cellphone.

  4. Enable the permissions and a QR code will seem. Scan this code utilizing your previous machine.

  5. As soon as the permission for connecting cellphone is granted, the method will start.

  6. Because the import is completed, faucet Executed.

Switch WhatsApp Chat Historical past on iOS machine

  1. Open WhatsApp on previous iPhone and go to Settings > Chats > Switch Chats to iPhone > Begin.

  2. On the brand new cellphone, set up WhatsApp and register utilizing your cellphone quantity.

  3. Now choose Proceed on Switch chat historical past to iPhone.

  4. Utilizing digicam on previous cellphone, scan the QR code proven in your new machine.

  5. As soon as the switch completes, setup your profile on the brand new machine.


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