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> and WhatsApp makes this as easy as one click during setup. unless you switch platforms. then you lose it all

• tandav 6y ago
  Yes, this happened to me after iOS -> Android switch all messages was wiped, you cant load icloud backup on android
  • tw04 6y 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-itunes-icloud-backup-to-android-phone.html 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*
    • codetrotter 6y ago
      The only mention of WhatsApp on that page is a link to https://www.syncios.com/whatsapp-transfer/ 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.
  • dochtman 6y 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).
    • pampa 6y 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