WhatsApp web: End of this feature after multi-device support? Know what spokesperson said


Until now, users who wanted to text their contacts on WhatsApp would have to scan a QR code to get access to WhatsApp Web, which would allow them to see the messages coming through their smartphone. — 123rf.com

WhatsApp multi-device support may just be one of the most useful features that could arrive for users in 2021. We have previously covered how Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been working on this feature for quite some time, before recently allowing some beta testers to try it out.

Until now, users who wanted to text their contacts on WhatsApp would have to scan a QR code to get access to WhatsApp Web, which would allow them to see the messages coming through their smartphone. However, this had one major problem. The moment your phone lost Internet connectivity or ran out of battery, you would be disconnected from WhatsApp Web. This was also true for the WhatsApp Desktop apps for Windows and macOS.

The recently introduced multi-device beta testing on WhatsApp gets rid of this problem by allowing WhatsApp to work on users' primary device (smartphone) and up to four other devices even if the primary device does not have access to the Internet. However, a question that is being often asked is about what is likely to happen to WhatsApp Web once the multi-device support rolls out? A WhatsApp spokesperson has provided the answer to TechRadar.

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