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988 points keyboardJones | 2 comments | 08 Sep 25 16:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.012s | source
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amluto ◴[08 Sep 25 17:03 UTC] No.45170784[source]▶
Wow, maybe as a side effect users will be able to migrate between Android and iOS without losing their message history.

Seriously, why is the migration protocol completely different on the two platforms?

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1. antris ◴[08 Sep 25 17:18 UTC] No.45170994[source]▶
> Seriously, why is the migration protocol completely different on the two platforms?

Because they don't want to make jumping to the competitor too easy.

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2. cosmic_cheese ◴[08 Sep 25 17:45 UTC] No.45171379[source]▶
This is the result of differing storage implementations in the app between platforms and has nothing to do with the platform itself. Painless cross-platform migration is possible but simply wasn’t factored into the original design. IIRC WhatsApp also has this problem.