WhatsApp is not only one of the most popular chat apps on the market, it is also one of the fastest evolving. It’s long been known that WhatsApp’s beta program has given us an enticing glimpse into the future, revealing some of what’s to come, and this is once again the case with the latest preview of the iOS version of the chat app.
The most recent preview shows that WhatsApp is going to make life a little easier for anyone moving from an Android phone to an iPhone. We have already seen chat migration enabled for people making the switch away from iOS, but now the focus is on users moving in the opposite direction.
In WhatsApp beta for iOS version 22.2.74, we are given a sneak preview of what the chat migration to the iOS process will look like. We have already seen some evidence of this in the beta version of the Android app, but now we know a bit more about how things are panning on the iPhone side of things.
It seems that the migration process will not be handled entirely by the main WhatsApp app itself, but will instead require the use of a Move to iOS app as well. Screenshots from the latest iOS app beta give us a clear indication of the look and feel of the Importing Chat History process.
Permission, please
As you would expect, you need to grant permission for WhatsApp to access your chat history in order to start the migration process. Interestingly, and perhaps slightly worryingly, it seems that the offer to import chat history is a one-time offer. An on-screen message informs users that “You will not be able to import later if you skip this step”.
At this stage, we have no further information about when WhatsApp is planning to start the rollout of this feature to everyone. We also don’t know anything about the versions of iOS and Android that will be supported, but more details are certain to spring up over the coming weeks and months.
- Via: WABetaInfo