Meta introduced right this moment that it is rolling out help for a number of WhatsApp accounts on the identical gadget, permitting customers to modify between them while not having to sign off.
“Right now, we’re introducing the power to have two WhatsApp accounts logged in on the similar time,” the corporate mentioned on Thursday.
“Useful for switching between accounts – similar to your work and private – now you not have to sign off every time, carry two telephones or fear about messaging from the fallacious place.”
To create an extra WhatsApp account, you’ll need a second telephone quantity, SIM card, or a tool with multi-SIM or eSIM capabilities.
To provoke the setup course of, open WhatsApp’s settings, click on the arrow subsequent to your title, and choose “Add account.”
As soon as configured, you’ll be able to rapidly change between accounts with out the necessity to sign off or carry two separate telephones. Meta says the app may even permit you to handle every account’s privateness and notification preferences individually.
Moreover, the corporate suggested customers to solely use the official WhatsApp shopper to ensure the safety of their gadgets towards malware or credential theft assaults.
“As a reminder, solely use the official WhatsApp and do not obtain imitations or faux variations as a manner of getting extra accounts in your telephone. Your messages are solely safe and personal when utilizing the official WhatsApp,” Meta mentioned.
Final month, Meta additionally launched WhatsApp Channels to over 150 international locations as a brand new method to obtain necessary updates from individuals and organizations throughout the WhatsApp platform.
In July, WhatsApp launched help for video messages lasting as much as 60 seconds, permitting customers to report movies straight from the chat window.
The cross-platform prompt messaging service additionally added enhanced privateness options earlier this yr, enabling customers to silence unknown callers and block spam calls.
Customers may also do a privateness checkup, permitting them to specify who can contact them by way of WhatsApp and customise their privateness settings in keeping with their desired stage of safety.
Moreover, in Could, Meta launched Chat Lock, a privateness characteristic that permits customers to dam others from accessing their most personal conversations.