Meta President Mark Zuckerberg himself broke the news that the WhatsApp application had given its users a new feature, which is to transfer chats, photos and voice messages from Android phones to iPhone phones.
Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post, “After about a year of WhatsApp giving its users the ability to transfer chats from iPhone phones to Android, today it provides the most requested feature, which is transferring chats in the opposite direction.”
Social media specialist Khaled Moussa said that Zuckerberg's announcement of this feature indicates the importance of the step for WhatsApp users, especially as it was considered the most prominent obstacle that prevents some Android phone holders from smoothly transitioning to phones. iPhone", as "previous methods of transferring chats were very complex and difficult, and are not done correctly in most cases."
And Moses adds that, “Despite the great delay in introducing this feature, WhatsApp was finally able to reach a solution that satisfies Apple, which was the main reason for its delay, as Apple attaches utmost importance to the security of its phones and users, which prompted Zuckerberg to focus on the phrases (safe switching). ) and (full encryption) when announcing the new feature, as WhatsApp cannot see the data that is transferred between the two devices.”
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Youssef El-Khoury, a specialist in technology and smart applications, believes that the new method of transferring chats "is not completely easy, but rather easier than the previous one, as the user needs to implement it subject to some conditions."
Among these conditions, the “Android” phone must be running Android 5 or later, and the “iPhone” must be running iOS 15.5 or later, and both smartphones must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network, using the same SIM card in the phone. Android on iPhone.
According to the application specialist, “The Move to iOS application must also be downloaded on the Android phone and the iPhone should be set to factory settings, to start the process of transferring chats that may take hours, which prompted WhatsApp to indicate that the two devices must be connected to a power source.”
Al-Khoury affirms that "what WhatsApp has currently offered is the best possible, given the harsh conditions that Apple sets to deal with its system."
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