- By Ashish Singh
- Tue, 30 May 2023 06:35 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
WhatsApp, which has recently introduced a companion mode that helps the users their accounts to more devices is now officially making its debut for Apple users. This means soon Apple users would be able to run a single account on multiple phones.
For those who are unaware, when a user activates the companion mode, the linked devices are synced to a cloud, where the companion devices receive the same text, image, video, voice notes, and other information as the primary phone. If the primary phone loses internet connectivity for an extended period of time, the platform will automatically log out of the other companion devices.
According to a report, iOS version 23.10.76 for iOS WhatsApp users is currently being phased out, and according to the changelog with the App Store, the update will soon be available for all iOS users with the upcoming updates. As soon as the new updates are available, users will be able to add up to three additional devices that will run on a single account.
Not only that, but users will be able to remove, log out, or select which devices they want to continue using and manage. However, both Android and iOS users should keep a close eye on which devices are linked to the primary account.
Furthermore, the report stated that even when using WhatsApp from a connected mobile phone, users' private messages and calls will continue to be end-to-end encrypted.
How To Link Devices To Your WhatsApp:
By scanning the QR Code, users can connect their existing WhatsApp account to a second iPhone. According to the report, users' chat histories will securely sync across all of their linked devices after connecting their WhatsApp accounts to additional iPhones.
The report also mentioned that users who don't currently have this feature might do so in the upcoming weeks. Additionally, a new location for tabs in the bottom navigation bar is reportedly being rolled out to Android beta testers as part of WhatsApp's'screen-sharing' feature. Users will be able to easily share their screens during a video call thanks to this feature.