They took time, they took steps little by little, but we will finally be able to use the same WhatsApp account on several mobiles at the same time and officially. Last year, a big step was already taken in multi-device use of WhatsApp, but now it finally seems like the circle has come full circle.
It was Mark Zuckerberg himself, CEO of Meta, who posted a brief message in which he confirmed that from today we will be able to have the same WhatsApp account on up to four mobile phones at the same time. time. Also, there will be binding improvements, but that will take time to come.
WhatsApp on four phones at the same time, no matter they are Android or iPhone
For some time now, with WhatsApp’s multi-device mode, we could have the app on up to four devices at the same time, tablet counting, browser and web app. In this way, it was not necessary to keep the “main” mobile turned on and connected to the Internet.
Some time later they released the companion mode to have WhatsApp on multiple mobiles at the same time in the beta app and now the account is increased to four in the final version. Meta detailed in his blog how will this whatsapp multiphone w ork
Each linked phone connects independently, so each device remains assured that messages and calls are screened end-to-end. At any time we can take a mobile or another and live the same experience. This also applies to WhatsApp Business, so up to four employees can respond to customers from their phones with the same account.
There will always be a primary motive as a security method. And it is that, if this device does not connect to WhatsApp for several days (14 to be exact), the session will be closed in the rest of the mobiles. Now wellhow to use this multi-device mode? It’s very simple and you just need to follow these steps:
- On the secondary mobile WhatsApp registration screen, look for the “Bind device” option.
- On the main mobile, open WhatsApp and go to “Settings” and “Linked devices”. There you will see a QR that you need to scan with the secondary phone in which you want to use WhatsApp.
- You have to wait for the synchronization of the chats on the secondary device… and that’s it.
And if you think it’s a bit of a cumbersome process, you’re right.. In fact, from WhatsApp they have said that they will implement a mode more similar to that of Telegram: instead of scanning a QR, they will send us a code that we will have to put on the secondary mobiles.
As they say, this update is rolling out starting today, but it may take a few hours or even days for it to appear on your device. Be patient, but this long-awaited feature is finally out of the beta program.
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