Can I sync my iMessages from one device to another?

I had an iPhone and an iPad at the same time and all of my messages were on both. Now I have a new macbook pro and an android phone, and was wondering if it was possible to sync my old iMessages on to my macbook? My iPad still has all the messages and I would like to have them on my Mac too.

Hi,
No.
iMessages are what is called "Pushed" from the server to the Registered devices.
Once the Registered devices have signalled that they have the iMessages it is deleted from the server.
There is also a time limit if one device is Off line such as a work computer over a weekend.  Logic says it is about 3 - 4 days  (I have experience of 48 hours)
On a Mac you can set the Save on Close option in the Messages Preferences.
This will Save the iMessages or Chats in that session when the app is Quit (or the computer Shut Down with the app open) or if the Conversation or Chat is dismissed from the main window.
These can be transferred between Macs.
There are tools that can extract some info if you use iTunes to make Backups of the iPad or iPhone
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