Last year, WhatsApp introduced a Companion Mode, which allowed users to connect a second phone to their account. Later on, the feature received a buff, and an option to connect as many as four phones was rolled out to those in beta (on Android). The company has now rolled out the same feature to both Android and iOS users as a stable update. After updating your WhatsApp to the latest stable build, you will finally be able to make use of your same WhatsApp account on up to four devices, no matter whether your primary device is an iOS device or an Android device. Here’s how you can make use of this nifty feature.
Use the same WhatsApp account on up to four devices now
- First up, if you want to make use of the new feature, you will need to update your WhatsApp to the latest build from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store, depending on which smartphone you are using.
- After updating the device, you have to install WhatsApp on the other devices that you want to use WhatsApp on (the maximum limit is three for the add-on devices).
- After installing WhatsApp, open the app, and you will be greeted with the familiar sign up screen. Do note that you don’t have to input the phone number associated with your primary WhatsApp account on the add-on devices (we tried and got logged out from our primary. Yes! We took one for you). Instead, you need to tap on the three-dot menu on the top-right side of the app and click on the Link option.
- Tapping the option will open up a QR code, which you need to scan using the WhatsApp on your primary device. This is more or less the same procedure that you follow when you sync your WhatsApp with WhatsApp Web, so the process should not be too daunting for you, if you are already making use of WhatsApp Web.
- There you have it. It will take a couple of seconds for the contacts and chats to sync, and you are good to go.
- If you want to make use of the same WhatsApp account on more devices, you have to repeat the same steps.
- Do note that the primary device which you have used to set your WhatsApp up has to be connected to the internet at least once in the past 14 days, and if it is inactive, the remaining three devices will log you out of WhatsApp.
- In the coming weeks, WhatsApp is also planning to enable a feature that will let you enter your phone number on WhatsApp Web to receive a one-time code, which you can use on the add-on phones to enable device linking.
- It becomes our responsibility to make readers aware of the potential security flaw that might pop up with this feature. It is advisable to keep a check of the devices that are linked to your account, as all your contacts and chat can literally be synced to any device by the click of a button now. If you often hand your device over to people, do check the linked devices in the settings menu the moment you receive your device back. After all, it’s better safe than sorry.
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