Mark Zuckerberg, head of Meta, the company that owns WhatsApp, announced on Tuesday that users can access their WhatsApp account from four additional phones, or 5 in All.
“Starting today (Tuesday), you can access the same WhatsApp account on up to four phones,” Zuckerberg said, via a post on his official Facebook account.
WhatsApp users can now connect up to four additional smartphones by scanning QR codes with their primary phones. Previously, users could already connect up to four computer or tablet to a single WhatsApp account, but can now access via phones.
This “much-needed” feature suits those who have one phone for work and one phone for personal use but still want all their conversations under one WhatsApp account, although some have said couples they don’t trust will try to access your partner’s account.
“WhatsApp” has started rolling out the update to users globally and it will be available to everyone in the coming weeks, e in Responding to concerns about strangers logging into your account, WhatsApp said users can check any other devices connected to their accounts and log them out in remote from their phones.
And WhatsApp started in 2021, allowing users to connect up to four additional non-phone devices such as computer And tablet to their accounts, regardless of the phone, and that means that the user has been in able to use their own phone, two tablet and two computer all working with the same individual WhatsApp account.
This feature was introduced globally by 2022, but now WhatsApp is taking it a step further by offering the ability to use the same WhatsApp account on multiple phones as well.
And WhatsApp said that every connected device will connect to “WhatsApp” in independently, ensuring that all personal messages, i media and calls are synced, and if the “main” smartphone – defined as the phone that used to have your WhatsApp account – is idle for a long time. , you will be automatically logged out of all “companion” phones.
WhatsApp employees have confirmed that no matter which device is running a WhatsApp account, all chats will remain end-to-end encrypted, and end-to-end encryption ensures that only the participants read the messages and no one in half, not even the company that owns the service.
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