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I recently switched WhatsApp from Android to iOS and I was flabbergasted there was no official mechanism to retain message history. As annoying as it is, it goes to show most people don't actually value it highly.

Facebook would have no trouble funding a basic iCloud-GDrive bridge if there was enough demand for it.



https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/05/whatsapp-chat-history-migrati...

happening right now as a test


I don't see the incentive for them to work on it - by the time you need it you're already deep into using the app so it's an inconvenience.

You can get away with this when you're the established player, but when you're the new guy every annoyance is a reason to revert to the previous app.




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