WhatsApp announced on Wednesday that its users will now be able to transfer their complete chat history from Android to iOS and vice-versa. This feature was initially announced last year during the Galaxy Unpacked event. Prior to it, WhatsApp users had to rely on third-party apps to transfer their chat history or just lose it while switching.
The Meta-owned platform had initially made this feature available in a beta update. Unfortunately, this feature still does not transfer your WhatsApp call and payment history. During last year’s Galaxy Unpacked event, WhatsApp revealed that this new migration feature will be initially available for select Samsung smartphones. The feature was then made available to a wider userbase as part of a beta update.
What Do You Need Before Moving WhatsApp from Android to iPhone?
- You make sure that you are using Android OS Lollipop, SDK 21 or above, or Android 5 or above device.
- Your Android phone installed WhatsApp Android version 2.22.7.74 or above.
- You have an iPhone with iOS 15.5 or above.
- Your iPhone installed the WhatsApp iOS version 2.22.10.70 or above.
- iPhone must be brand new or reset to factory defaults.
- Both of your devices must be connected to a power source when transferring.
- Both your iPhone and Android phones are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
How to migrate from Android to iPhone
- Install the Move to iOS app on your Android phone and open it.
- Open your new iPhone and start the setup process. When the Apps & Data screen appears, choose Move Data from Android. (If your iPhone is not the new one, you must put it into factory reset, and set it up again.)
- When the code is displayed on your iPhone, please enter it on your Android device > Tap Continue.
- On the Transfer Data screen, choose WhatsApp and tap on the START button on your Android phone.
- Please wait for WhatsApp to scan the data to transfer. And the WhatsApp account on your Android phone will be signed out.
- Follow the on-screen instruction to return to the Move to iOS app and tap the Continue button to start transferring WhatsApp chats from Android to iPhone. This will take a while, so please be patient.
- When the transfer is complete, you need to install the latest version of WhatsApp on your iPhone > Log in to your WhatsApp account with the same phone number that used on your old device.
- When your finish activating your new iPhone, you will see the WhatsApp chats appears on your iPhone.
