Transferring WhatsApp messages from an Android device to an iPhone was an annoying hassle. But the important phrase is “to get used to”. After years of patient waiting, WhatsApp finally offers an official way to transfer your conversations from an Android phone to an iPhone.
Although WhatsApp offers cloud backups for conversations, these backups are connected to a specific operating system. If you do a cloud backup on Google Drive on your Android phone, you will only be able to access those backups on another Android device. And if you do a WhatsApp backup on your iPhone via iCloud, you can only restore that backup from another iPhone.
But what happens when you want to take a WhatsApp conversation from an Android phone to an iPhone? While this may seem impossible, WhatsApp has made the whole process surprisingly easy. All you need is your two phones and a little patience.
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Download the Move to iOS app
To start transferring your WhatsApp conversations from an Android device to an iPhone, the first thing you need is Apple’s “Move to iOS” application. This is a free Android app that allows you Transfer data from an Android handset to an iPhone and this is the key to transfer your WhatsApp chats.
Step 1: Open the Google Play Store on your Android phone.
Step 2: Tap the search bar at the top of the screen
Step 3: To look for Go to iOS.
Step 4: Tap the app and then green Install Button to download it.
Set up your new iPhone
Now you have the Move to iOS app on your Android phone, now it’s time to switch to your new iPhone. Before you start the transfer WhatsApp conversations, you need to be at a certain stage in the iPhone setup process.
Step 1: Showing as soon as your new iPhone is launched Hello Screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen (or tap the Home button if you have an iPhone).
Step 2: Tap Set up manually.
Step 3: Select a Wi-Fi network to connect to and make sure your Android phone is turned on.
Step 4: Tap Continue To set up Face ID or tap Set up later To finish later.
Step 5: Upstairs Apps and data Screen, tap Remove data from Android.
Use Remove to iOS to transfer your WhatsApp data
With the Move to iOS app installed and your new iPhone in the right place, you can start transferring your data from Android phone to your new iPhone. For this to work, make sure the Android phone is running Android 5.0 or higher and is available on the iPhone iOS 15.5 or later. Both devices need to be next to each other and connected to the same Wi-Fi network so that they can communicate with each other.
If that’s all good to go, you’re ready to get started.
Step 1: Open the Move to iOS app on your Android phone.
Step 2: Tap Continue And Agree Button
Step 3: In the pop-up, tap to allow location When using the app.
Step 4: Tap Continue And enter the one-time code displayed on your new iPhone.
Step 5: Connect to a temporary Wi-Fi network if requested
Step 6: Upstairs Transfer data Page, select WhatsApp (Also any other data that you want to transfer), and tap blue Continue Button
From here, you’ll follow the rest of the instructions in the iOS app to complete the transfer and remove all your data on your iPhone. This can take a few minutes depending on how much data is being moved, so don’t be surprised if the process takes a little while.
Once everything is done and your iPhone is ready to use, all you have to do is download WhatsApp from the App Store and log in with your same phone number. Likewise, all conversations on your Android phone should be displayed exactly as they were on your iPhone.
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