WhatsApp is working on a companion mode for multi-device
After releasing the ability to add up to 512 people to groups and message reactions, WhatsApp keeps working on another important feature for a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS: a companion mode for multi-device.
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Companion mode |
| Status? | Under development |
| Availability? | WhatsApp is working on bringing this feature in a future update of the app. |
| I have installed the latest version of the app, but I cannot link a secondary mobile device. Why? | This feature is under development, so it has not been rolled out to users, but you can discover a preview in this article. |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.11.10: what’s new? WhatsApp is now rolling out message reactions to more people and a new footer for end-to-end encryption! |
COMPANION MODE
In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.10.13 update, we talked about the ability to link a secondary mobile device to your WhatsApp account. Thanks to this feature, you will be able to use the same WhatsApp account on more than 1 device at the same time.
This is already possible when linking a desktop device, but WhatsApp is working on bringing the ability to link a secondary phone for a future update:
As you can see in this screenshot, the company is working on a companion mode that allows linking a secondary device to another registered WhatsApp account. It seems that if you decide to link the secondary device to another registered WhatsApp account, you will be logged out from the current WhatsApp account configured on the secondary phone, in case you have two different WhatsApp accounts.
Since this feature is under development, further details are not available right now, unfortunately. What we can confirm is that the companion mode will also let us link Android tablets. Note that, even if the screenshot is taken from WhatsApp beta for Android, WhatsApp is also working on the same feature on WhatsApp beta for iOS. There will be another article when there is more information available, so be sure to frequently visit this website if you're interested in using the companion mode.
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