Despite being available for both Android and iOS platforms, WhatsApp does not offer any cross platform support. However, this might soon change and its parent company, Facebook, might soon offer the ability to sync your messages between both operating systems.

While we had previously reported on Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp receiving cross chat feature, this new cross platform support would allow WhatsApp users to access the service in up to four different devices. The news was first reported on by WABetaInfo, which revealed that the cross platform chat synchronization feature is under works. According to the report, this feature would require a Wi-Fi connection to safely decrypt and copy all existing conversations from one device to another.

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In other words, any Android user will soon be able to transfer all of their chats over to an iOS device, and vice versa. This is currently not possible, and one would lose all data when switching platforms. So, this feature would be a great quality of life improvement with an added touch of convenience. Reportedly, WhatsApp is also working on a dedicated iPad app, which should be available around the same time as the cross platform feature is introduced. Meaning, soon a person would be able to access their chats through an iPad, iPhone, and Android smartphone as well.

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