With THe Launch Of Whatsapp’s Multi-Device Capability In Beta, Four Devices Can Be Connected

• BySheetal Sidhu     |    July 15, 2021

According to the official statement, four devices apart from the smart phone can be independently connected to WhatsApp. The company assured that it will still maintain the same level of privacy and security. Users will be able to connect each companion device independently while maintaining the end-to-end encryption and security.Currently, WhatsApp can be accessed on one device at a time on web by using the smartphone as the primary device. It can only mirror the service of the phone thereby requiring users to keep their mobiles switched on with an active internet connection.

Taking to Twitter, Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp at Facebook said, “We developed new technologies that maintain end-to-end encryption while keeping your data in sync message history, contact names, starred messages, and more seamlessly across devices.” Further, “The new WhatsApp multi-device architecture removes these hurdles, no longer requiring a smartphone to be the source of truth while still keeping user data seamlessly and securely synchronised and private,” the company said.

According to WhatsApp, users will need to link the new companion devices by scanning a QR code from their phone. However, this process now requires “biometric authentication before linking”, where people have enabled this feature on compatible devices.Users will also be able to see all the companion devices linked to their account and an update on when they were last used. They will also be able to log out of them remotely if they want.

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