WhatsApp users can now transfer chats from iPhone to Google Pixel and other Android 12 smartphones

Facebook in August this year announced feature to transfer WhatsApp chats from iPhone to Samsung smartphones, and now owners of other Android devices finally have such an opportunity.

What we know

It will now be possible to transfer their chats from iPhone to Google Pixel smartphones. In addition, this technology will also support devices from other manufacturers, although there is one nuance - the devices must be running the latest operating system Android 12.

How it works

To transfer chats from iPhone to Android you need to connect the old device to the new one through a USB-C cable to Lightning. Then go to app settings, find there data transfer item and scan the special QR code.

By the way, you still can't transfer data from Android to iPhone, but WhatsApp is already testing such a possibility.

Source: Google