According to WABetaInfo, the company will bring the new feature in a future update of the app as it is under development.
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature called — ‘Chat Transfer’ that will allow users to transfer their data from one Android device to another using a local network.
According to WABetaInfo, the company will bring the new feature in a future update of the app as it is under development.
With this feature, users will be able to transfer their chat history to a new device by scanning a QR code.
It will remove the need for Google Drive, so users will no longer need to back up their chat data to the cloud service if they want to transfer chats from one device to another, the report said.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp has also launched proxy support for users around the world, such as the millions of people in Iran and elsewhere who continue to be denied the right to communicate freely and privately.
Choosing a proxy will allow them to connect to WhatsApp through servers created by volunteers and organizations around the world dedicated to helping people communicate freely.
“We make it easy for anyone to connect to WhatsApp using a proxy. So when WhatsApp is blocked, people have the power to regain access,” said Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp.