The platform launched a new feature this week. Find out more about it!
WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps in Brazil, due to its ease of use and many features. Many users use the app to resolve personal and work-related issues quickly and easily. To further improve the user experience, the app has announced that it will be possible to have two accounts connected at the same time on the same phone. This is an initiative that has been very popular with users, especially in the corporate world.
Nowadays, office and corporate workers usually need two cell phones, one for their personal profile and one for their professional profile, to easily divide messages and interests between each profile. However, from now on, these people will be able to have both accounts on the same cell phone, simply by switching accounts. However, to use this feature, the cell phone must have a slot for two SIM cards.
Learn more about this new feature from WhatsApp and discover how it will work!
Two accounts on the same cell phone
This Wednesday (19), WhatsApp announced the arrival of a new feature that will allow users to have two accounts on the same cell phone, connected at the same time, without needing two different cell phones, as is currently the case. This new feature will be very useful for those who have two profiles, one professional and one personal. However, it can only be used if the person has a second number and a cell phone that accepts two SIM cards.
Initially, the feature will only be available to Android cell phones over the next few weeks and months, according to the platform. There is still no date for when the new feature will be available on the iPhone. Those who have an Android phone will have access to the feature in the coming weeks, according to Meta.
This new feature has been in testing for some time in the beta version of the app. It arrived to testers with a redesigned interface for the app's settings. With this new feature, users will no longer need to use parallel or cloned apps, which is common these days for those who want to use two profiles on the same phone.
The tool will offer different notifications and conversations for each account, so that there is better switching between them. At first, only one additional account can be used. However, it may be possible for the application to increase the limit in some of its future uses. Using the tool is very simple and requires just a few steps.
How to enable the dual account feature
- Check if your cell phone is compatible with two SIM cards. To register a second account, the user needs another SIM card with a second cell phone number;
- After verification, simply go to “Settings” within the app on the main account and click on the “Add account” option;
- After that, you need to adjust the notification privacy settings on each account.
If the feature is not yet available, please update your app. Since it will be rolled out to Android phones gradually, it may take a while for the feature to become available to you.
WhatsApp has been working on several features for the platform, seeking to improve the user experience, making it even easier to use the app. In addition, the platform has also been looking for ways to further improve data security, preventing accounts from being hacked and users from having their information stolen.
