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The feature can fix another major annoyance with Facebook-managed service, which is that it is not officially possible to back up your messages between iPhone and Android, only between phones running the same operating system.
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Users can also transfer chat history to iOS phones.
News of the migration feature comes as WhatsApp checks support for multiple devices.
WhatsApp Android is developing a way to transfer it between different phone numbers.
The popular WhatsApp app is testing a new tool to allow iOS users to move their conversations to Android.
The feature can fix another major annoyance with Facebook-managed service, which is that it is not officially possible to back up your messages between iPhone and Android, only between phones running the same operating system.
Details of the development feature were in the WhatsApp software at least in April. According to The Verge, screenshots shared by WABetaInfo show the new "Move conversations on Android" option in the WhatsApp app. The second screenshot shows screen users who keep their iPhones unlocked via WhatsApp unlocked while the transfer takes place.
So far, most evidence points to iOS in the Android transfer feature, but WABetaInfo has previously reported that the opposite will happen. development from Google, reports XDA Developers.
Similar to the "Move to iOS" app provided by Apple to help users move from Android to iOS, Switch to Android can make it easier to migrate to the Google app. The code in the Google app suggests that it can interact with the released WhatsApp transfer tool, according to XDA Developers.
Migration feature news comes as WhatsApp checks multiple device support, allowing users to access their chats from multiple devices, without having to move everything with a single call.
As well as transmitting chat history between platforms, wabetaInfo also reported that WhatsApp is developing a way to transfer it between different phone numbers. It is not yet clear if any of these features can be found in more detail.
