One of the biggest pain points of WhatsApp is that it does not let you transfer your chats from iPhone to Android or vice versa. However, it looks like things are about to change soon, and Google could make it easy to migrate your WhatsApp chat backups from iPhone to Android.
Google is working on adding a WhatsApp chat migration feature to its Data Transfer Tool, which is primarily used to transfer data to a new Android device from an old one or an iPhone.
Transferring WhatsApp Chats From iPhone to Android Could Soon Become Easier
The Data Transfer Tool from Google comes pre-installed on all Android devices. However, Google recently released it on the Play Store, allowing it to update the tool directly and when needed.
Now, the folks at 9to5Google have done a teardown of the latest version of Google's Data Transfer Tool available on the Play Store. The teardown points to Google working on adding the ability to "Transfer WhatsApp Chats" from an iPhone to Android via its data migration tool. During the migration process, you'll have to "Scan the QR code with your iPhone to open WhatsApp, then tap Start."
Right now, WhatsApp only allows you to transfer chat between devices of the same platform. So, you can move your WhatsApp chat history from one Android device to another, but it is not possible to migrate your WhatsApp chats from an iPhone to an Android device or vice versa.
There are third-party tools that let you transfer WhatsApp chats from iPhone to Android, but they are mostly paid and confusing to use. This upcoming new feature in Android's Data Transfer Tool will integrate with WhatsApp's cross-platform chat migration feature that's in development.
WhatsApp Working on New Cross-Platform Chat Migration Tool
WhatsApp is working on a new feature to allow users to migrate their chats from iPhone to Android and possibly vice versa. This means that even without using the Data Transfer Tool, you'll be able to move your chats between Android and iPhone devices.
WhatsApp is also working on multi-device support, which will allow you to use the messaging service across four of your devices simultaneously. Additionally, it will soon allow users to send photos and videos in "best quality."
Google working with WhatsApp to directly integrate the chat migration feature in its data transfer tool will allow it to offer a better user experience to new Android smartphone users switching from an iPhone.
