WhatsApp chat switch turns into simpler with QR code help, however there’s a catch

WhatsApp has began rolling out QR code chat switch help for its customers. The function permits customers to switch their chats from one system to a different. The new performance will probably be useful to WhatsApp clients whereas switching from an outdated to a brand new telephone in transferring their account rapidly. However, QR code chat switch works solely when each the units run on the identical working system.

The function was introduced by Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg who took to his official Facebook account to share a video of the function. “If you wish to transfer your WhatsApp chats to a brand new telephone, now you can do it extra privately with out your chats ever leaving your units,” he wrote within the publish.

Here’s the way it works

WhatsApp’s new QR code-based chat switch function works on the native WiFi connection. WhatsApp says that customers can save their full chat and media historical past with out having to exit the app.

To switch, each the units – outdated and new have to be linked to the identical WiFi community. Now, open WhatsApp in your outdated/present system and go to Settings. Here, faucet on Chats after which faucet on Chat switch. Users will see a immediate to scan the QR code from the brand new telephone.

The technique, WhatsApp says is safer than utilizing unofficial third social gathering apps which lack clear privateness practices. It can also be extra non-public than cloud providers. As the switch course of is authenticated with a QR code, information is just shared between your two units and is totally encrypted throughout the switch course of, it added.

It’s quicker than backing up and restoring chat historical past. With the brand new QR code-based chat switch, customers may switch massive media recordsdata and attachments, which have been normally too massive to maintain.

In one other information, the platform is quickly getting a brand new function that can enable customers to ship high-quality movies. According to a report by WaBetaInfo, the function is already obtainable to some beta testers. WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.14.10 is marked as a suitable replace, the report states.

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Updated: 30 Jun 2023, 10:54 PM IST