Meta-owned instant messaging platform is constantly working on new updates and keeps rolling out fresh upgrades to improve the user experience on the site. With new privacy tools and interesting features, WhatsApp is everyone’s go to messaging app.

So when the time comes to move your crucial data from your old device to a new one, it’s nothing less than a task. In most cases, users end up losing their data and have to start a fresh on their new smartphone. But that’s about to change.

WhatsApp allows Android users to move their data such as chats and media files to Google Drive, which makes them dependent on Google Drive. The Meta-owned social networking platform doesn’t have a dedicated feature on the app that makes the entire process smooth and easier.

However, if recent reports by WaBetainfo is to be true, that’s about to chance. According to the new report, WhatsApp has started trying and testing a new feature which easily transfers chats and data from the old phone to a new device without relying on Google Drive for backup.

WhatsApp has reportedly released a new chat transfer feature for beta users for Android with 2.23.9.19 update available on Google Play Store.

Once the feature is rolled out and made public, it will allow users to transfer their WhatsApp data to a new Android device without moving the entire data to a third party platform. The feature to transfer chat will appear within WhatsApp. Users will need to go to their WhatsApp Settings and click on Chats, there they will find a new button that will ask for permission to move/transfer chat history.

Choose the option and it will allow you to move your old WhatsApp data to your new Android smartphone. Meanwhile, WhatsApp is reportedly also rolling out a new “side-by-side” feature on Android tablets for some beta testers.