WhatsApp chat transfer becomes easier with QR code support, but there’s a catch

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WhatsApp has started rolling out QR code chat transfer support for its users..

The feature allows users to transfer their chats from one device to another..

The new functionality will be helpful to WhatsApp customers while switching from an old to a new phone in transferring their account quickly..

If you want to move your WhatsApp chats to a new phone, you can now do it more privately without your chats ever leaving your devices," he wrote in the post...

WhatsApps new QR code-based chat transfer feature works on the local WiFi connection..

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