Apple and WhatsApp get together: Long-awaited function is coming

So far, it has simply not been possible to transfer your own WhatsApp chat histories from your Android phone to your iPhone. This will change. Apple and WhatsApp pull together and finally present a solution to the previously unsolved problem.

WhatsApp data from Android to iPhone: no longer an impossibility

So far, users have faced a real problem. WhatsApp chats could previously be transferred from iOS to iOS, from Android to Android and even recently from iOS to Android, but the path from the Android smartphone to the iPhone was blocked. This will changeafter there were reports of corresponding tests months ago, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is resigning Facebook the long-awaited feature (translated):

“We’re adding the ability for WhatsApp to securely switch phones and transfer your chat history, photos, videos and voice messages between Android and iPhone while maintaining end-to-end encryption. This is one of the most requested features. We introduced the ability to switch from iPhone–>Android last year and are now adding Android–>iPhone as well.”

However, “now” is relative, because initially only users of the beta version of WhatsApp will be able to do so. However, the feature should be available to all users within a few weeks, as a company spokesman told picture confirmed.

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Apple provides free tool

But how does Apple come into play now? Very easily for the transfer of the WhatsApp data is summarily on the already existing Apple Transfer to iOS app accessed in the Google Play Store. Apple thus integrates the option released by WhatsApp and provides a free tool. But there are some details to consider.

the Transfer is only possible with brand new or reset iPhones. A transfer of the data on an iPhone that has already been configured is therefore out of the question. Furthermore, the minimum system requirements are Android 5 and iOS 15.5. The transmission takes place wirelessly, for this both devices must be registered in the same WLAN. Not to forget: You must continue to use the same phone number, so if you change the SIM or phone number, the attempt will fail.