WhatsApp testing new multi-account feature in a single phone

In 2022, WhatsApp rolled out the multi-device feature that allows people to link a single WhatsApp account with up to four devices.

This greatly enhances the user experience, as users will be able to reply to a message from a computer or another handset without needing their primary phone. And, most importantly, all messages in the inbox are synced in real-time, allowing users to view old messages on any linked device.

Now, Mark Zuckerberg-owned entity is testing another value-added feature that allows users to set up a secondary account on a single phone, reported WABeta Info, citing the latest WhatsApp beta of iOS version v25.19.10.74.

The user will get two options to add a second account to the phone: 1) By registering a new phone number, and 2) By linking an existing account through a QR code.

And, whenever the user switches the account, the chat inbox will get synced with the device and allow him/her to view all the latest and old messages.

WhatsApp testing multi-account support feature.

This will come in handy for those who have enterprises or even corporate employees to have two different accounts for one personal and another for work.

In a related development, WhatsApp recently launched a new message summaries feature in the Messenger app.

Called private message summaries, WhatsApp will offer the option to use a generative Artificial Intelligence-based Meta AI bot to summarise long unread messages in a brief for the user.

The new feature, Message Summaries, utilises Private Processing technology, which enables Meta AI to generate a response directly on the device.

If the user uses Meta AI in group chat, other members will not know he/she summarised the unread messages.

For now, this new feature is available only in the US. It will be expanded to other countries in the coming months.

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