WhatsApp is one of, if not the, best chat messaging services in existence today, and it is constantly being updated with neat new features.
However, WhatsApp is far from perfect and one of the features that users have been asking for over the past few years would be a proper game-changer if introduced – and stop its users jumping ship and using the best WhatApp alternatives.
That feature? The migration of chat history from iOS to Android devices, which is currently not supported by WhatsApp, meaning that if a user wants to change their mobile phone platform, then they are forced to start afresh in terms of WhatsApp chat history. Moving from one of the best iPhones to one of the best Android phones is currently verboten.
You can currently backup chat on WhatsApp if you're looking to move to another phone on the same platform, but if you want to switch platforms then it is a no go.
Well, chat history migration between Android and iOS devices looks like it is under development. That's because WABetaInfo has just reported that "WhatsApp will allow to migrate your chat history from WhatsApp for iOS to WhatsApp for Android", and shown off the below image which shows how it will be done.
Excitingly from what we can see from the image, it looks like the feature to migrate WhatsApp chat history is going to come via a future update to the app, with users simply asked to update their version of WhatsApp in order to unlock it.
Unfortunately, while the feature looks pretty far advanced in terms of development, there is currently no information on when it will roll out. Here's hoping it is sooner rather than later, though, as more people than ever before are moving fluidly between phone platforms and this feature will make using WhatsApp much easier.
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Rob has been writing about computing, gaming, mobile, home entertainment technology, toys (specifically Lego and board games), smart home and more for over 15 years. As the editor of PC Gamer, and former Deputy Editor for T3.com, you can find Rob's work in magazines, bookazines and online, as well as on podcasts and videos, too. Outside of his work Rob is passionate about motorbikes, skiing/snowboarding and team sports, with football and cricket his two favourites.
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