News > Phones WhatsApp Now Lets You Move Chats Between Some Phones Specifically, iOS users moving to new Samsung phones By Joshua Hawkins Joshua Hawkins Twitter Freelance Technology Reporter Full Sail University Josh Hawkins is a freelance writer for Lifewire who loves writing about the latest tech and gadgets that help make people’s lives easier. As an avid gamer and VR enthusiast, he also enjoys diving deep into the technology that helps bring those kinds of experiences to life. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 3, 2021 01:19PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr Twitter University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Phones Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming WhatsApp finally is introducing the ability to transfer your messages between iOS and Android, starting with some Samsung phones. The ability to transfer your WhatsApp content securely between operating systems has been high on the community’s wish list for some time now, and WhatsApp is finally making it possible. WhatsApp says the ability to transfer messages between Android and iOS will begin with Samsung phones running Android 10 or higher. Isabel Pavia / Getty Images According to WhatsApp, the feature also will become available on other Android devices soon. When transferring your messages, WhatsApp says they won’t be sent to the company. Instead, they will remain completely protected thanks to the application’s end-to-end encryption. The process also includes voice messages, photos, as well as videos, so all your content can be moved over. The new feature will automatically be available whenever users go to move their account to a new device that meets the requirements listed above. WhatsApp WhatsApp says you’ll need to use the same phone number on the new device as the old device, and that it must be set up with new or factory settings. You’ll also need a USB-C to Lightning Cable. The ability to transfer your WhatsApp content is available now, so users should be able to make use of it to move their messages and other sent media over without worrying about it being at risk from bad actors. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit