WhatsApp ties down customers to a single energetic account on one gadget, even when they will select to make use of the favored messaging platform on completely different gadgets. To entry a secondary account tied to a distinct telephone quantity, customers should sign off from their major account on the identical gadget. That is about to alter. The Meta owned prompt messenger introduced Thursday that it’s going to enable customers to have two energetic WhatsApp accounts logged in on the similar time on Android gadgets. WhatsApp customers can change between the 2 accounts seamlessly, with out having to sign off.
In a weblog submit, WhatsApp mentioned that to arrange two accounts, customers would wish a second telephone quantity and SIM card, or a telephone that helps multi-SIM or eSIM. Users can then head to WhatsApp settings, faucet on the arrow subsequent to their title, and click on “Add account.” Using their secondary telephone quantity, they will then arrange a second WhatsApp account on the app.
It’s additionally price noting that customers can alter privateness and notifications settings individually on every account. For instance, you could possibly mute notifications on your private account and permit them on your work account, or vice versa. Messages despatched and obtained on each accounts may even, in fact, be end-to-end encrypted.
The multi-account characteristic would let customers simply change between work and private accounts on WhatsApp and would additionally eradicate the necessity to carry two telephones to take action. On its weblog, WhatsApp additionally cautioned customers to solely use the official WhatsApp app on the Google Play Store and never obtain imitating apps. The firm has not but confirmed the characteristic on iOS gadgets.
WhatsApp has been having a busy week, rolling out a bunch of latest updates and options for customers. Recently, the app was additionally reported to be testing a ‘view as soon as’ mode toggle for voice messages, identical to the one current for sending photographs and movies on the app.
Earlier this week, the app additionally rolled out assist for passkeys on Android. The characteristic lets Android customers log again into their WhatsApp account securely utilizing biometric authentication on their telephones or their gadget PIN.
