Meta Chief Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that you can now “log into the same WhatsApp account” on multiple phones. Previously, users could only use one WhatsApp account on one phone and multiple companion devices.
Based on the platform’s FAQ, users can use up to four linked devices at a time. This is done by linking your primary phone to another phone, WhatsApp Web, desktop, tablets and other devices.
Known for its end-to-end encryption, each linked device connects to WhatsApp independently while maintaining the same level of privacy and security for personal messages, media and calls.
The primary phone doesn’t need to stay online to use WhatsApp on linked devices, but if it has been inactive for over 14 days, your account on other linked devices will be automatically logged out.
A word of advice: users should make it a habit to review all devices linked to their accounts because, after 30 days of inactivity, WhatsApp will also automatically disconnect linked devices.
Users must have a primary phone to register their WhatsApp account and link new devices via a one-time-pin (OTP) code or by scanning the code off the main device.
With the latest app version, both Android and iOS users will have access to WhatsApp’s multi-device feature, which should be rolled out across the world in the coming weeks.
Back in 2021, the company started testing multi-device compatibility with selected beta users. This long-awaited feature aims to improve the experience of over 2 billion users.