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Telegram has just added a feature allowing users to import their chat history – videos and documents included – over from other instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Line, and KakaoTalk. The messaging app has been a key beneficiary of a recent exodus of users from WhatsApp over privacy worries. Telegram’s latest update also includes even more deletion power for users concerned about leaving an electronic trail.
The act of importing is as simple as pie:
On iOS, you should go to the
Contact Info or
Export Chat, and then
Telegram in the Share menu. You can also export chats directly from the chat list by swiping left on a chat, choosing ‘
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Following the disastrous announcement of changes to its privacy policy, WhatsApp is losing the trust of millions of users who are now looking for a new encrypted messaging platform. Telegram claims it’s added 100 million new users this month alone, and it hopes its new ability to transfer WhatsApp chat histories will accelerate the transition.
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On Thursday, Telegram launched a move-history tool that allows users to import their chats from WhatsApp, Line, and KakaoTalk. According to the company, videos and documents will also transfer into Telegram. Here’s how you do it on WhatsApp:
On
> More > Export Chat, then choose
Telegram in the Share menu.
Messages will be imported into the current day but will also include their original timestamps.
WhatsApp is Behind the “Largest Digital Migration in History”, says Telegram Founder
Facebook’s recent attempt to update WhatsApp’s privacy policy has left many users concerned and searching for a more ‘secure’ messaging platform, like Telegram.
This move has sparked what Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, says is “the largest digital migration in human history” after the platform saw a massive increase in active users.
In a recent statement, Durov revealed that a number of political leaders and numerous public organizations, rely on Telegram to combat misinformation and spread awareness about important issues in their societies.
Telegram now allows importing WhatsApp chats to its own app on Android & iOS
Telegram now allows importing WhatsApp chats to its own app on Android & iOS
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Telegram released a new version yesterday and announced that everyone can now import their chat history – including videos and documents – to Telegram from apps like WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk. This works both for individual chats and groups.
To move a chat from WhatsApp on
iOS, you will have to open the Contact Info or Group Info page in WhatsApp, tap Export Chat, then choose Telegram in the Share menu. On
Android, one will have to open a WhatsApp chat, tap the three dot menu, then tap More, click on Export Chat, and then choose Telegram in the Share menu.
Import your WhatsApp chat history to Telegram with this new feature ANI | Updated: Jan 30, 2021 00:02 IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): As new users are hopping on to messaging services to try the variations in the technology services, the freeware cloud-based instant messaging software and application service Telegram has launched a new feature that can import user s chat history from WhatsApp.
According to The Verge, users won t lose their chat history while switching on to the new platform. On iOS, the component showed up with version 7.4, released on Thursday (local time) and spotted by 9to5Mac.
Telegram has hence reported that the new feature is likewise accessible for Android. Close by WhatsApp, conversations from Line and KakaoTalk can likewise be imported, as indicated by Telegram s iOS changelog.