WhatsApp Begins Testing Multi-Device Functionality

The downside with WhatsApp is that not like another messenger apps, it’s tied to your cellphone quantity which implies that aside from utilizing it in your cellphone and laptop, you’re sort of restricted to the place else you should utilize it. However, the corporate did state that they have been planning on introducing multi-device capabilities and certain sufficient it’s right here.

WhatsApp has introduced that they’ve began to check multi-device capabilities. According to them, “With this new capability, you can now use WhatsApp on your phone and up to four other nonphone devices simultaneously — even if your phone battery is dead. Each companion device will connect to your WhatsApp independently while maintaining the same level of privacy and security through end-to-end encryption that people who use WhatsApp have come to expect.”

The firm goes on to sort of clarify why this characteristic took so lengthy, considered one of which needed to do with safety the place previous to multi-device assist, all WhatsApp customers have been recognized by a single id key. They have since expanded on that the place now every machine has its personal id key that verifies that they’re who they are saying they’re.

At the second, multi-device continues to be a characteristic in testing and solely a small group of customers will get to strive it out within the beta, but it surely’s solely a matter of time earlier than it’s expanded to incorporate extra customers earlier than it lastly goes public.

Filed in General. Read extra about Whatsapp. Source: engineering.fb