The popular instant messaging application, “WhatsApp”, recently announced that all its users can now transfer their chat history from the “iPhone” to the “Samsung” phone.
And WhatsApp confirmed in a statement, Thursday, that “changing your phone no longer means losing your chat history, starting now, you can transfer your WhatsApp history from iPhone to Samsung.”
And WhatsApp indicated that this feature, which has been waiting for years from its users, will be available on all other devices soon.
And he added: “A new phone, the same memories.”
WhatsApp confirms that the data transfer process is completely secure, and that it cannot see the transferred data.
📱📲 New phone, same memories.
Changing your phone no longer means losing your chat history. Starting today, you can move your WhatsApp history from iOS to Samsung. And soon across all devices. pic.twitter.com/v9WwV3YDJf
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) September 2, 2021
The data that is allowed and not allowed to be transferred
In the case of moving from the “iPhone” phone to a new “Samsung” phone that was just purchased, the new feature that “WhatsApp” currently provides allows the transfer of account information, profile picture, individual and group conversations, chat history, media and settings.
As for the data that cannot be transferred to the new Samsung phone, it is the call history, or the username that he chooses for himself and appears in front of his contacts.
Terms of data transfer from “iPhone” to Samsung
1) It must be a brand new Samsung phone and the transfer process must be done with “factory settings.” If you have an old “Samsung” phone, a full factory reset must be done.
2) The old iPhone must have a WhatsApp version number “2.21.160.17” or later.
3) The new “Samsung” phone must have the “WhatsApp” version number “2.21.16.20” or later.
4) The new Samsung phone needs to install version 3.7.22.1 of the Samsung SmartSwitch app or later.
5) The transfer process is carried out via “USB-C” or “Lightning” cables.
With the steps … Migrate “WhatsApp” conversations from the “iPhone” to a new “Samsung” device
1) Turn on your Samsung phone and connect it to your iPhone via cable when prompted
2) Follow the instructions of the “Samsung Smart Switch” app
3) Scan the QR code displayed on the new Samsung phone using the iPhone camera
4) Click Start on your iPhone and wait for the process to complete
5) Keep setting up your new Samsung phone
6) When you get to the main screen, open “WhatsApp” and log in using the same phone number used on the old device
7) Press Import when prompted, and allow the process to complete
8) Activate the new phone, your WhatsApp chats should now be available
9) After completing the data transfer process, your old iPhone will still keep your data on it unless you delete the WhatsApp application or perform a theater operation of the device completely, and the transferred data is not transferred to cloud storage after the migration.
Previously, if WhatsApp users opted for the cloud backup feature, iPhone chat logs would be stored in iCloud, while Android phone records were backed up to Google Drive, which made it almost impossible to transfer the history of WhatsApp. Chats between phones that were not running the same operating system.