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Whatsapp: Account can soon be used on four devices at the same time
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04.06.2021, 11:33
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So far, Whatsapp has had a one-device policy. But Mark Zuckerberg personally announced an update with major changes.
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Big changes are imminent for Whatsapp. The Messenger service should receive multi-device support. So far, users have been able to use their Account can only be used on one smartphone or tablet at a time. Who changed his device and was there at Whatsapp logged in, was automatically logged out on the previous device.
Compared to the online portal WABetInfo now have Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and Whatsapp CEO Will Cathcart an update announced that this should change. Whatsapp is part of Facebook after the takeover in 2014.
Whatsapp wants to start the test phase in the next few months
In the future, users should be able to access their Whatsapp account up to four devices to use at the same time. “It was a great technical challenge to synchronize all messages and content of a user across multiple devices, even if one of them ran out of battery,” said Zuckerberg. But this problem has now been solved. How WABetInfo Already revealed before the official announcements, users should know about the function Linked Devices Link or remove up to four devices from your account.
Whatsapp has been working on the introduction of the Multi-device function. The end-to-end encryption is not affected by the update and will be retained, said Zuckerberg. He did not announce when exactly the update for the multi-device function should be carried out.
First of all, Whatsapp boss Cathcart announced the start of a beta version within the next two months. If the test phase is successful, the global launch for Whatsapp could follow.
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