WhatsApp enables direct phone-to-phone chat history transfers

WhatsApp's new feature allows users to transfer chat histories between phones running the same operating system by scanning a QR code.
The transfers are encrypted, bypass the cloud, and allow large files to be shared.
Previously, backups and restores relied on third-party cloud services like Google Drive or iCloud.
The new method is faster, more secure, and not limited by cloud storage capacities.
Users can transfer data between Android or iPhones by scanning a QR code on the old device with the new device over Wi-Fi.