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WhatsApp tests chat history migration between iPhone and Android device

WhatsApp is testing the ability to easily migrate chat history between an iPhone and an Android gadget, as per WABetaInfo.

As the site reports, this feature is important for an essential change in the WhatsApp application. The company had been exploring the possibility of utilizing WhatsApp on multiple devices simultaneously, and the ability to migrate chat history among iOS and Android is important for this exertion.

The picture below shows that WhatsApp will permit migrating chat history from the iOS App to the Android application, and the other way around. As per WABetainfo:

When the user tries to link a device having a different operative system to his WhatsApp account, it’s always needed to update to the latest WhatsApp update available on the App Store or TestFlight, in order to avoid any compatibility error with the Android version.

In spite of the fact that there isn’t information about how to test this feature and no date is accessible for the release, it’s actually interesting to learn that the company is putting its effort into something that as of now exists in other message applications, like Telegram.

The ability to utilize a similar WhatsApp account on multiple devices is one of the most requested features by clients, just as an iPad version of Instagram. Let’s see which one of them comes first to users.

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