Once and for all: this is how you copy the WhatsApp history from Android to iPhone

Have you decided to change your smartphone?

From now on, the transition will be much less painful: this way, in a few simple steps, you can copy your message history between operating systems securely

Voila system!

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07/26/2022

Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 10:41 a.m. Updated: 11:29 a.m.

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The CEO and founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, announced last month one of the most requested changes to the messaging application WhatsApp - copying the chat history between Android and iOS (iPhone). Now, after a trial period, the feature is available to all users.

"We Add to WhatsApp the ability to securely switch between phones and transfer your chat history, photos, videos and voice messages between Android and iPhone while maintaining end-to-end encryption," wrote Zuckerberg in a Facebook post.

Message history recovery is only available with new iPhones or on Those that have undergone a complete reset (factory settings). To perform the process you will need to download Apple's dedicated data transfer application, Move to iOS, which is available for download in the Google Play Store.

A new way to keep the chats that mean the most??

Today, you'll have the ability to transfer your entire chat history from Android to iOS and vice versa.

Now you have the freedom to switch to and from your preferred devices.

— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) July 20, 2022

First steps before the copying process

• Make sure the Android device is updated to version 5.1.1 (Lollipop) at least

• Make sure the iPhone is updated to at least iOS 15.5

• Make sure that the WhatsApp version on the Android device is updated to version 2.22.7.74 at least

• Use the same phone number as on your old device

• Both devices must be plugged in

• Both devices should be connected to the same Wi-Fi network

Let's get going

• Open the

  Move to iOS app

  on the Android device and follow the instructions on the screen

• When prompted, type the code that appears on the iPhone screen on your Android device

• Click

  "Continue"

  and follow the instructions on the screen

• Select WhatsApp on the data transfer screen

• Click

  "Start"

  on the Android device, and then wait until WhatsApp finishes preparing the data for export.

  When the preparation of the data for export is finished, you will be disconnected from the account on the Android device

• Click

  "Next"

  to return to the Move to iOS app

• Click

  "Continue"

  to transfer the data from your Android device to the new iPhone, then wait for the Move to iOS app to confirm that the transfer is complete

• On the iPhone, install the WhatsApp version from the App Store

• Open WhatsApp and connect using

  the same phone number you used on the old device

  .

  When prompted, tap Start and wait for the process to complete

• The process may take a few more minutes

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