WhatsApp new feature - Now you can use the same WhatsApp account on up to four phones

This feature will be available on both

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WhatsApp for Android and iOS.

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You no longer need to worry about having one WhatsApp account and many phones because you can now use the same account on up to four mobiles at the same time.

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This feature, which WhatsApp characterises as "One WhatsApp account, now across multiple phones," is already rolling out to users globally and will be available to everybody in the coming weeks.

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While it will be useful for consumers who use numerous phones and want the same WhatsApp account on all of them, WhatsApp sees this as a significant tool for small businesses,

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allowing multiple employees to send and receive messages from the same company number on separate phones.

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Messages will be synced across devices for up to a year with this upgrade. As a result, even if one of your phones is turned off,

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you may still access your messages on other phones because each phone connects independently.

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