Personal calls and messages remain end-to-end encrypted across devices. It's worth noting that you can't message or call from web, desktop, or Portal to users who have an outdated version of WhatsApp on their phone, and you can only have one phone connected to your WhatsApp account at one time.

Once that's done, you'll be able to start linking devices.Īfter your devices are linked, messages can be sent and received using the WhatsApp desktop app or web-based service and your phone will no longer need to stay online, although it's not currently possible to delete messages or conversation threads from a linked device. Select Multi-Device Beta, then tap Join Beta. Launch WhatsApp on iPhone, then select Settings -> Linked Devices.

To enable multi-device support, users need to join the multi-device beta. WhatsApp has rolled out multi-device support to all users on iOS and Android, allowing WhatsApp to be used on up to four linked devices without users needing to be connected via a smartphone.

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