WhatsApp to let users message without their phones

WhatsApp to let users message without their phones. This is what people were waiting for for so long and finally it is here.

A we speak , WhatsApp is linked to a single phone. Its desktop and web apps need that device to be connected and receiving messages.

But the new feature will let users send and receive messages “even if your phone battery is dead”.

New app will allow Up to four other devices – like PCs and tablets – can be used together, WhatsApp said.

Facebook engineers said the change needed a “rethink” of WhatsApp’s software design.

That is because the current version “uses a smartphone app as the primary device, making the phone the source of truth for all user data and the only device capable of end-to-end encrypting messages for another user [or] initiating calls”, the company said.

Very excited to be launching a beta of our new multi-device capability for @WhatsApp. Now you can use our desktop or web experiences even when your phone isn’t active and connected to the internet. All secured with end-to-end encryption.