New Delhi: WhatsApp has now announced to allow users to run the same account on multiple phones to improve its multi-device offering. Therefore, you can link your phone as one of four additional devices, just as you link to WhatsApp on a web browser, tablet, and desktop. This will be a big relief for users who need multiple devices simultaneously for personal or business use and can be free to sign-in with WhatsApp account whenever they need to use them.
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“Each linked phone connects independently to WhatsApp, ensuring that your personal messages, media and calls are end-to-end encrypted, and if your primary device is inactive for a long period, we automatically log you out of all supported devices,” reported in WhatsApp blog,
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The update has started rolling out to users globally and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks.
How would it be useful?
Linking phones as companion devices can make messaging easier. Now you can switch between phones without signing out and pick up your chats from where you left off.
For example, if you’re a small business owner and you want your additional employees to be able to respond to customers directly from their phones under the same WhatsApp Business account. Now you can do the same by linking the accounts together on their devices without the additional need to sign-in each time.
WhatsApp working on an easier way to add companion devices
WhatsApp also announced that it will introduce an alternative and more accessible way to link to companion devices in the coming weeks. The user only needs to enter their phone number on WhatsApp Web to receive a one-time code, which you can use on your phone to enable device linking instead of scanning the QR code.