According to WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on a multi-account feature, which was spotted on iOS beta app version 25.2.10.70. In the multi-account feature, iOS users will be able to switch from one account to another in a pinch. This could be similar to Instagram, in which multiple accounts can be linked together on the platform and switching between them can be done one by one. It is anticipated that WhatsApp users will get the facility to run multiple WhatsApp accounts on a single iPhone, be it personal or business.
The feature tracker also shared a screenshot which revealed that the option will be available in the app’s Settings, where users will be able to add new WhatsApp accounts, though switching between them may require a restart of the app. Let us tell you that currently, users need more than one device to run more than one account. Although cloning apps through third-party apps is also a trick, but with the introduction of new features this hassle will also end.
The tracker suggests that this new feature is still in development and even beta testers who have registered themselves through Apple’s TestFlight program do not have access to it at this time.
Apart from this, let us tell you that Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, started the Account Center in the year 2020. Meta’s centralized center was then only for Facebook and Instagram. Now Meta is planning to start Account Center support for WhatsApp also. After this people will be able to reshare their WhatsApp status on Facebook and Instagram.
However, the company says that adding WhatsApp to the Account Center is optional. By default this feature will be off. Despite the integration of Account Center, WhatsApp will work as before, that is, people will get end to end encryption. If explained in simple language, the chat between two people will be completely confidential and there will be no interference of Meta in it.
