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by pampa 1990 days ago
> and WhatsApp makes this as easy as one click during setup.

unless you switch platforms. then you lose it all
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tandav 1990 days ago
Yes, this happened to me after iOS -> Android switch all messages was wiped, you cant load icloud backup on android
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tw04 1990 days ago
>you cant load icloud backup on android

for free

If you're willing to pay for an app, you can definitely do that.

https://www.syncios.com/icloud/how-to-recover-data-from-itun...

*I'm not advocating for this specific app, I've never used it and couldn't comment on how well it works, just an example*

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codetrotter 1990 days ago
The only mention of WhatsApp on that page is a link to https://www.syncios.com/whatsapp-transfer/

Not sure if the WhatsApp transfer is a feature of their main product or if it’s sold separately.

Either way I’d use the buy button on the page that is about WhatsApp to be sure, if I was looking to transfer WhatsApp data between iOS and Android.

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dochtman 1990 days ago
I've just spent like 10 hours this week trying to figure out how to get my Android history into iOS. I finally did succeed with one the paid apps, but it's crazy to me that Whatsapp hasn't fixed this (and neither has Signal, by the way).
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pampa 1990 days ago
Paid app is the new perl script!

I wonder why there are paid apps an NO, ZERO information on how to do it with a text editor, some copyaste and javac/xcode. Like DeCSS, from a more civilized age

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