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WhatsApp launches exciting new feature many have been waiting for

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3 years ago

August 12, 2021

WhatsApp is adding the ability to bring your chat history with you when you switch from iOS to Android.

The feature was announced during Samsung’s launch event today and will initially cover transfers from iOS to Samsung phones “in the coming weeks.”

The new feature should help address one of WhatsApp’s most frustrating elements,

The new feature transfers chat histories using a physical Lightning to USB-C cable rather than sending them via the internet.

WhatsApp says the new feature will allow transfers from iOS to Samsung’s new foldable devices at first

Previous chat history

Unfortunately, if you’ve transferred between iOS and Android in the past and have two separate cloud backups, the new transfer feature won’t merge them together into a single chat history. Instead, WhatsApp tells me that if you use it to migrate your chat history and then back it up, it’ll overwrite any existing backups.

WhatsApp says the new feature will allow transfers from iOS to Samsung’s new foldable devices at first, and it will allow transfers to Samsung devices running Android 10 and up “in the coming weeks.”

Reports state that the tech giant declined to say when the feature might arrive for non-Samsung Android phones or when it’ll allow Android to iOS transfers.

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May 3, 2024

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May 2, 2024

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Tesla is slashing prices to stay competitive

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2 weeks ago

April 21, 2024

Reuters

Tesla cut the U.S. prices of its Model Y, Model X and Model S vehicles by $2,000 each, days after the first-quarter deliveries of the world’s most valuable automaker missed market expectations.

Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle (EV) maker lowered the prices for its Model Y base variant to $42,990, while the long-range and performance variants are now priced at $47,990 and $51,490, respectively, according to its website.

The basic version of the Model S now costs $72,990 and its plaid variant $87,990. The Model X base variant now costs $77,990 and its plaid variant is priced at $92,900.

Tesla North America also said in a post on X said it would end its referral program benefits in all markets after April 30.

Referral program allows buyers to get extra incentives through referrals from existing customers, a strategy long used by traditional automakers to boost sales.

Musk has postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce plans to enter the South Asian market, Reuters reported on Saturday.

On Monday Reuters reported, citing an internal memo, that the EV maker was laying off more than 10% of its global workforce.

Earlier this month Reuters reported the EV maker had canceled a long-promised inexpensive car, expected to cost $25,000, that investors had been counting on to drive mass-market growth.

The EV maker reported this month that its global vehicle deliveries in the first quarter fell for the first time in nearly four years, as price cuts failed to stir demand.

Tesla is to report first-quarter earnings on Tuesday.