WhatsApp’s Multi-Device Feature

By yUSUF BALOGUN APRIL 26, 2023

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This means that users can access their WhatsApp account on a second phone without having to log out of their primary device.

This feature requires users to scan the WhatsApp QR code from their primary device to set things up.

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To enjoy this fascinating feature, update your WhatsApp to the latest build from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

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After updating the device, you have to install WhatsApp on the other devices that you want to use on as many as four devices.

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Upon installing WhatsApp, open the app, and you will be greeted with the familiar sign-up screen.

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Here, note that you don't have to input the phone number associated with your primary WhatsApp account on the add-on devices.

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