BERLIN: When switching from an Android machine to an iPhone, customers can now routinely switch their complete WhatsApp chat historical past to their new machine, thanks to an app replace by Apple.
While you beforehand had to fall again on apps from third events, Apple’s “Move to iOS” now additionally permits you to migrate your WhatsApp chats to an iPhone, iPad or iPod contact when first organising the machine.
The app transfers your knowledge by establishing a brief WiFi community between the 2 units. It may migrate photos, movies, contacts, messages, Chrome bookmarks and settings, amongst different issues, so long as you continue to use the identical telephone quantity for your new iOS machine.
Keep in thoughts that if you happen to’ve already arrange your iPhone, it’s not potential to migrate your WhatsApp chats through the app any extra. If that is the case, “you need to erase your iOS device and start over,” says Apple.
“Move to iOS” works for telephones operating on no less than Android 5. According to Apple, the corporate doesn’t achieve entry to your knowledge in the course of the switch.
So far, WhatsApp had solely enabled chat historical past switch from iPhones to Samsung units through completely different third-party platforms.
The up to date model of “Move to iOS” additionally comes with one other new characteristic. You can now allow it to routinely set up apps used on your outdated machine on your new telephone, supplied they’re free and accessible within the App Store.
Previously, the app solely transferred knowledge of free apps, however customers nonetheless had to obtain them manually on their new machine. – dpa
