WhatsApp is one of the best texting apps out there. Now that we stated the obvious, it’s important to also note its shortcomings. One particular area where the messaging app falls short is transferring chats from one Android device to another. You need to back up your chat history to Google Drive in order to transfer it to another Android phone, and if you don’t have a backup, this feature won’t available for you. However, the meta-owned application is now reported to be working on a cloud-less chat transfer option. Here are the details.
WhatsApp has a Chat Transfer tool in the development
According to WABetaInfo, some WhatsApp beta users running the latest Android v2.23.9.19 are seeing a chat transfer option. The screenshot shared by the publication details that the new tool will let users locally migrate their chats from one Android device to another without the need of using Google Drive.
To transfer chats, you’ll need to first select this new feature from the settings and scan a QR code from your new device to start the migration process. It is worth noting that this tool is unlikely to change how you transfer WhatsApp messages from Android to iOS or vice versa.
As mentioned earlier, the feature has been rolled out to only a few beta testers. You might not see an option on your WhatsApp settings even if you’re on the latest version of the app. Currently, there’s no news about when this chat transfer tool will be made public. Also, backing up your chats to Google Drive is always a good idea because then you can easily recover your chats even if you lose your device.
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