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Tech2 news teamJanuary 11, 2021 12:28:15 pm
WhatsApp recently updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to inform users how the platform will handle user data, how companies can use Facebook-hosted services to store and manage, and the company partners with Facebook to offer integrations in the product of the Facebook company. Many WhatsApp users are now looking for alternatives for the application in other end-to-end encrypted messengers such as Telegram and Signal. Several users have already started to make the change, which recently made Signal the best free app in App store and Play store In India, surpassing WhatsApp.
(Read also: WhatsApp privacy policy update: concerned about privacy, users look for alternatives like Signal, Telegram)
However, switching platforms often involves the dilemma of losing your data on the platform. But apps like Signal are facilitating this change. This is how you can transfer your group chats from WhatsApp to Signal.
A lot of people have been asking how to move their group chats from other apps to Signal, and Signal’s group links are a great way to start. Put a group link in the chat app you chose earlier as if you were dropping the microphone when exiting. pic.twitter.com/q49DeZufBG
– Signal (@signalapp) January 7, 2021
How to transfer group chats from WhatsApp to Signal messaging app
Step 1: Open the Signal app, tap on three dots in the upper right corner and create a group
Step 2: Go to Settings> Group Link
Step 3: Activate the toggle for the group link and tap “Share”
Stage 4: Now open WhatsApp group chat and paste the group link
Now anyone with access to this link can chat in the Signal group created by the administrator. Signal reveals that the admin can deactivate the link anytime they want. Not only WhatsApp, but admin can share this link in other apps for users to join.
Look what you have done. 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/veljAlPmEU
– Signal (@signalapp) January 9, 2021
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