WhatsApp’s iPhone-to-Android chat switch is now accessible on Pixels and new telephones

Google announced that WhatsApp’s chat historical past migration function to convey your messages from iPhones to Android is now accessible on “all Pixel phones” and that it’ll “become available on new smartphones that launch with Android 12.” The function was already accessible for Samsung telephones however will make the expertise of switching from iOS to Android simpler, as you gained’t have to surrender your messaging historical past.

The course of ought to be comparatively easy, so long as you’ve received WhatsApp updated on each your iPhone and Android telephone, and also you’ve received a USB-C to Lightning cable helpful. Google says that whereas organising your Android telephone, you’ll be prompted to scan a QR code along with your iPhone, which can allow you to begin the switch course of.

Check out our how-to for extra detailed directions (they’re written for Samsung, however the course of ought to be related) and to learn into the few caveats with the switch. Google says that your iPhone gained’t obtain any WhatsApp messages whereas your messages are shifting, so that you shouldn’t lose something within the change.

Given Google’s phrasing, saying that the function would come to “new smartphones that launch with Android 12,” it’s a bit unclear whether or not current telephones getting an Android 12 replace will be capable to make use of it. We’ve reached out to Google for clarification and can replace this story if we hear again.