Saturday, 1 July 2023, Bengaluru, India
Today’s WhatsApp unveiled a new, speedier technique that uses a QR code to transfer communication from an old phone to a new one.
Customers can transfer their WhatsApp data using a local Wi-Fi connection when moving to another phone running the same operating system, claims the company. Before moving your chat history, double-check that both devices are turned on and connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
- Then, launch WhatsApp on the outdated device and select Chat Transfer under Settings > Chats.
- You will see a QR code once you have finished this step.
- Scan the QR code using the new phone to finish the transfer process.
The business said that because the data is encrypted and shared only between the two devices over your local network, this method is more secure than third-party alternatives.
Until now, WhatsApp relied on cloud backups to transmit data from one iOS or Android-powered device to another. The business is proposing a local transfer mechanism for this kind of migration for the first time.
WhatsApp already offers migration from iOS to Android and Android to iOS. Both approaches, meanwhile, require a little more work than simply reading a QR code.
A single account can use the chat app on several devices. Using a single phone number, you can sync messages sent and received across various devices in this way. The firm enhanced the function to handle multiple phones in April.
[Source of Information: Techcrunch.com]
