WhatsApp to allow chat history transfers between Android and iOS

The Facebook-owned messaging service said the feature had been one of the most requested from its userbase and will be first rolled out on Android to Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold3 and Flip3.

Image of WhatsApp’s new cross-platform switching tool. Picture: WhatsApp

WhatsApp is to allow users to transfer their chat history between operating systems for the first time – including voice notes, photos and conversations.

The update will mean that for the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to take their entire app history with them should they switch between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile operating systems.