WhatsApp now finally lets you use one account on multiple smartphones


Until now, WhatsApp users have only been able to set up an account on one phone at a time, making it less versatile than rivals like Signal and Telegram. — dpa

SAN FRANCISCO: Until now, if you added your WhatsApp account on a new phone, like a work phone or a backup device, your account would promptly be removed from your other phone.

But the Facebook and Instagram sister company is now putting an end to its infamous one-phone-at-a-time policy and falling in line with rival messaging apps like Signal and Telegram.

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