Technology-Portfolio.Net - Switching from an Android-based cellphone to an iPhone with the iOS operating system is not an easy matter. Sometimes there is some data from an Android cellphone that is quite difficult to restore on an iPhone, for example WhatsApp chat data.
Data transfer can be done using a desktop application such as Wondershare Dr Fone. However, the WhatsApp chat transfer service from Android to iPhone via this application is not free or paid.
Some time ago, Meta CEO and Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, said that his party was rolling out a new feature to WhatsApp that would allow data transfer from an Android cellphone to an iPhone.
Through this feature, users will be able to transfer WhatsApp data, such as chat history, photos, videos, and so on, from Android phones to iPhones more easily.
The feature for moving WhatsApp data from Android to iPhone will later be embedded in an application called Move to iOS made by Apple, which is available on the Google Play Store. Move to iOS is actually not a new application.
Before knowing how to move WhatsApp data from Android to iPhone via Move to iOS, you should first understand some of the conditions needed, here are the explanations.
Conditions for transferring WhatsApp chats from Android to iPhone via Move to iOS
- An Android cellphone should at least be running the Android operating system version 5 or later.
- Your iPhone should be running at least iOS 15.5 or later.
- On an Android cellphone, at least WhatsApp version 2.22.7.74 or later is used.
- On iPhone, use at least WhatsApp version 2.22.10.70 or later.
- Use the same WhatsApp account on your Android phone as on your iPhone.
- The iPhone that is the target for transferring WhatsApp chats from Android must be in the initial device settings.
- Both devices, Android cellphone and iPhone must use the same WiFi network.
If you understand the conditions above, here is how to transfer WhatsApp chats from Android to iPhone via Move to iOS, as reported on the official WhatsApp FAQ page.
How to transfer WhatsApp chats from Android to iPhone via Move to iOS
- Download the Move to iOS app from Google Play Store, then open it on your Android phone.
- When the iPhone is in the initial device setup state, select the “Move Data from Android” option on the data recovery menu.
- Next, the iPhone will display a code to link the devices.
- Enter the code in the Move to iOS application on your Android cellphone, then click the "Continue" option to start linking the devices.
- In the “Data Transfer” menu that appears in the Move to iOS application, check the option.
- “WhatsApp”.
- Wait a few moments until the data is ready to be exported to iPhone.
- Click the "Continue" option to start transferring WhatsApp data from Android cellphone to iPhone and wait until the process is confirmed to be complete.
- Complete the initial iPhone setup sequence until you successfully open the "home" screen.
- On iPhone, install the latest version of the WhatsApp application downloaded from the App Store.
- Complete the initial verification process for your WhatsApp account on your iPhone using the same telephone number used on your Android cellphone.
- If verification is successful, WhatsApp data from the previous Android cellphone will appear on the iPhone.
This is information about how to transfer WhatsApp chats from Android to iPhone, along with the necessary conditions, hopefully it is useful.
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