How to Add a WhatsApp Account: Step-by-Step Guide and Availability Update

KOMPAS.com – In recent times, users on social media (social media) have been busy discussing the new features available on the WhatsApp application or commonly abbreviated as WA. The new feature is the add WhatsApp account feature.

One of the many discussions regarding the add WhatsApp account feature can be seen through a tweet from an account with the handle @tanyarlfes, as shown below.

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In the tweet, the sender said, WhatsApp can now add accounts in one application, so users don’t need to use a WhatsApp clone application to be able to use two WA accounts.

For information, the WhatsApp clone application is usually needed when users want to use two different WA accounts on one cellphone (HP). In the tweet listed above, the sender also includes a screenshot of the WhatsApp account add feature.

Through this screenshot, the WhatsApp account add feature is known to be in the arrow button to the right of the WA profile QR code button. When the arrow button is pressed, the add WhatsApp account feature will appear.

The tweet above received various responses from many users. Some of them said they could not access the WhatsApp account add feature as stated by the sender in the tweet.

Considering that this feature is being talked about a lot and some are unable to access it, then how do you get the add WhatsApp account feature? For more details, please see the explanation of the availability of the add WhatsApp account feature below.

Availability of the add WhatsApp account feature

The feature to add a WhatsApp account or it can also be called the multi-account feature unfortunately cannot be tried by all users. Quoted from WABetaInfo, the leak page for WhatsApp’s new features, the WhatsApp account add feature is still being released on a limited basis.

This new feature is currently still being rolled out in a limited way on the Beta version of the WhatsApp application for Android only. Please note, WhatsApp Beta is an application that is provided to developers so they can help test new features.

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Not all users can try WhatsApp Beta. Users need to register first if they want to become developers and get access to the WhatsApp Beta application. However, the registration has now been closed as the number of developers is full.

The feature of adding WhatsApp accounts or the multi-account feature has actually appeared on WhatsApp Business Beta Android version 2.23.13.5 which was released last June.

However, for the non-Business version, the new WhatsApp account add feature is present in the WhatsApp Beta Android application version 2.23.17.8 which started rolling out around August 10 yesterday.

Now, users who use the WhatsApp beta application can try the add WhatsApp account feature. This feature generally operates similarly to adding accounts in other applications made by Meta (WhatsApp’s parent company), such as Instagram and Facebook.

The multi-account feature allows users to add different WhatsApp accounts in one application. Once another account is added, users can switch from one account to another.

Then, how do you add a WhatsApp account? For more details, here is an explanation of how to add a WhatsApp account.

How to add a WhatsApp account

If using the WhatsApp Beta application, users can add a WhatsApp account in the following way:

Open the settings menu in the WhatsApp application. Next, on the profile photo, click the arrow button. Then, select the “Add Account” or “Add Account” option. After the account has been successfully added, users can switch from one account to another in the WhatsApp application.

The add WhatsApp account feature will most likely be available to all users in general (non-Beta users) in the next few weeks. So, general users or non-Beta users must be patient first if they want to try out this feature.

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Non-Beta users can periodically monitor WhatsApp updates available in each HP application store to be able to get the official add WhatsApp account feature. This is an explanation of the busy WhatsApp account add feature, I hope this is useful.

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2023-08-14 03:30:00
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