The multiple connected devices feature on WhatsApp will have limitations; see what they are

Updated (06/20/2021) by LL

WhatsApp is testing one of the functions most awaited by users since May this year. It is located around Support to use the account on multiple devices, a feature later confirmed by Facebook Group CEO Mark Zuckerberg. According to him, the functionality will allow up to four connected devices, among other novelties.

Apparently, support for multiple devices should arrive soon for all users, along with Design changesAnd the Lighter backups e new way sign in There is no android.

However, the new version should be exclusive to WhatsApp in the web version and for desktop clients or via the Facebook Portal. In other words, it will not be possible to connect more than one smartphone, be it iPhone or Android, at least for the time being.

This assumption is supported by a publication published by the site WABetaInfo, which offers the option to link your WhatsApp account to more than one device without having to be connected to the Internet via your cell phone.

Option to support multiple devices on the WhatsApp beta channel. picture: WABetaInfo

An important and new thing is that it will only be possible to send messages from WhatsApp on the web, desktop and portal to devices with the latest version of the application. In addition, video calls will work through all connected devices.

So far we know that the number of supported devices will be four. There will be a disconnect method to free up space and connect another preferred device.

Original text (06/03/2021)

It seems that the dream of WhatsApp users in Use the same account on more devices It is close to becoming a reality. In an interview with the site WABetaInfoFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Messenger CEO Will Cathcart confirmed plenty of future news.

Zuckerberg confirmed that support for up to four devices is coming soon, as well as a new “view once” function. It will allow people to submit content that disappears after viewing. From now on, there will be an “Invisibility Mode”, which will disappear with messages for all the conversations you want.

The co-founder and CEO of Facebook also confirmed that multi-device compatibility will not interfere with security and will maintain the end-to-end encryption offered by WhatsApp.

“It will still be end-to-end encrypted. It has been a huge technical challenge to have all your messages and content sync properly between devices, even when your phone battery is dead, but we fixed that and are looking forward to releasing it soon!”

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Cathcart, on the other hand, declined to confirm the supposed iPad version of the messenger is in development, but noted that having support for multiple devices would bring the ability to use the app inside an Apple tablet.

The executive also failed to give a specific date for the new features to be available, but he has ensured that the multi-device feature will enter public beta in the next month or two from now.

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