| UPDATED: 09:05, Thu, Feb 4, 2021 Link copied Telegram now allows WhatsApp fans to bring their chat history with them as they move to the new app (Image: TELEGRAM • WHATSAPP • GETTY) Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. If you haven’t been paying attention, there have been some pretty dramatic shifts in the chat app landscape. Millions of WhatsApp users have fled the messaging service following the publication of a new privacy policy (which users need to agree to if they want to keep using the app) which many interpreted as a sign that parent firm Facebook was looking to siphon more data from text messages.