WhatsApp adds a new way to let you restore chats on new phone, but it is available for select users

By Ankita Garg: WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that will make it easier for you to transfer chats to a new phone. WaBetaInfo has spotted a new way for transferring messages which lets you restore chats to a new iPhone without using a cloud backup option. A similar feature is already available for Android beta testers. Here are the details.According to the screenshots provided by the source, people will find a new “Transfer Chats to iPhone” option in the app’s Settings section > Chats. Here, one will see the ability to transfer chat history to a new iPhone without relying on a iCloud backup. For this, one will just be required to download WhatsApp on their new phone, register with the same phone number, and use the old device to scan the QR code shown on the new phone to transfer their chat history, as per the report.This feature could be very useful for those who run out of cloud storage space pretty fast. For your reference, Apple provides only 5GB of cloud storage space to its users with iCloud. Comparatively, Google gives at least 15GB of free space, which is divided across Google services. Now, one won’t be
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