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WhatsApp appears to finally be getting its iPhone app up to speed with its Android companion in a major way: allowing you to use multiple accounts on one device. The "new" feature, which has been available on Android since 2023, was spotted by WABetaInfo in the iPhone app’s most recent TestFlight beta program.
If (but more likely once) multi-account switching eventually carries through to a public release, users will be able to manage and sign into multiple WhatsApp accounts within a single instance of the WhatsApp app, eliminating the need to keep multiple devices on hand to manage each of their WhatsApp accounts. This will be especially handy for small businesses.
The catch is that each account must still have its own phone number, so you’ll either need a phone with multiple SIM cards or some other way of acquiring an additional phone number—but newer iPhones can generally store up to eight eSIMs and use two phone numbers, so that shouldn't be a problem. Additionally, it’s worth noting that WhatsApp does currently offer a WhatsApp Business app in addition to its standard app, so iPhone users can technically already maintain two accounts on one device—one for each app—but the change will still offer users greater flexibility.
According to WABetaInfo, there are two ways to get multiple WhatsApp accounts on one device. You can simply set up your new account as a standalone primary account, or you can use a QR code to link it to your existing account as a “companion.” The site clarifies that elements like “notifications, chats, and backups will remain distinct for each account,” so it appears that the method you sign up with has more to do with ease of getting situated than how you’ll actually use the app.
While WhatsApp’s TestFlight beta program is open to the public, it is not currently accepting new members, so excited iPhone users will have to wait for a final release to get their hands on multi-account switching. Unfortunately, WABetaInfo doesn’t have any updates as to when the feature might go live, but if you’ve been planning on getting a secondary device just for Whatsapp, it might be smart to hold off for now.
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If (but more likely once) multi-account switching eventually carries through to a public release, users will be able to manage and sign into multiple WhatsApp accounts within a single instance of the WhatsApp app, eliminating the need to keep multiple devices on hand to manage each of their WhatsApp accounts. This will be especially handy for small businesses.
The catch is that each account must still have its own phone number, so you’ll either need a phone with multiple SIM cards or some other way of acquiring an additional phone number—but newer iPhones can generally store up to eight eSIMs and use two phone numbers, so that shouldn't be a problem. Additionally, it’s worth noting that WhatsApp does currently offer a WhatsApp Business app in addition to its standard app, so iPhone users can technically already maintain two accounts on one device—one for each app—but the change will still offer users greater flexibility.
According to WABetaInfo, there are two ways to get multiple WhatsApp accounts on one device. You can simply set up your new account as a standalone primary account, or you can use a QR code to link it to your existing account as a “companion.” The site clarifies that elements like “notifications, chats, and backups will remain distinct for each account,” so it appears that the method you sign up with has more to do with ease of getting situated than how you’ll actually use the app.
While WhatsApp’s TestFlight beta program is open to the public, it is not currently accepting new members, so excited iPhone users will have to wait for a final release to get their hands on multi-account switching. Unfortunately, WABetaInfo doesn’t have any updates as to when the feature might go live, but if you’ve been planning on getting a secondary device just for Whatsapp, it might be smart to hold off for now.
Full story here:
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