Transfer iOS WhatsApp to Android (Free?)

[Chapi_IL]

Hi,
As an Android lover (and software developer) I couldn't say "no" to company-free-iPhone
I would very much like to go back to Android, but I don't seem to find a good (free) way to transfer my chat history (leaving media aside) to a new Android device.
WhatsApp's support reply is simple: "Unfortunately at this time, it's not possible to transfer your history across platforms..." (what a pity)
Would appreciate any idea or experience you might have with that.
Thanks!

 

[hallux]

We get this question a lot. Seriously, if you search our forums for this topic you will get a lot of results. I believe the result in those is that there's no free way to do this, and I think there are some reports from folks using paid tools that even those don't transfer everything.

 

[B. Diddy]

I moved this to the WhatsApp forum for more specific traffic.

 

[Chapi_IL]

Is that article simply not true?
https://www.androidcentral.com/how-restore-your-whatsapp-chats-iphone-android

 

[hallux]

It may be true. It definitely looks like it would be quite the tedious and time-consuming process if you have a lot of chats. There's no magic app to do it though, not for free and reliably.

 

[anon(5990673)]

I used backup trans to transfer my WhatsApp messages to my new iPhone 11 Pro max from my Samsung S10 Plus. BackupTrans does have a programme to move WhatsApp from iOS to Android.


I paid for the programme and it worked well after reading the instructions. It took me few tries to get it right.