This archive report was first published on 6 August 2019.
Facebook has confirmed the development of a new multi-platform feature for WhatsApp, which will enable users to access the messaging app on multiple devices simultaneously.
According to WhatsApp tipster WABetaInfo, the feature has been confirmed and will allow users to use their WhatsApp account across multiple devices, including WhatsApp for Windows (UWP), iPhone, Android, and iPadOS.
WABetaInfo tweeted on July 29, 2019, 'It's no longer a rumor, it's confirmed. You will be able to use your WhatsApp account on a lot of devices! ✅ It includes WhatsApp for Windows (UWP, when available), so you can use WhatsApp on your PC if your phone has no connection. iPhone/Android and iPadOS included? https://t.co/PgNZTnOxlj '
WABetaInfo had also revealed that WhatsApp messenger is working on a new desktop client based on the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which will allow users to use the messaging service even when their phone's not connected to the internet.
Facebook's other apps, Instagram and Messenger, are already able to run on multiple devices simultaneously, making WhatsApp's restriction on multiple devices seem illogical.
WhatsApp's web version was released in 2015, but users need to have their phone connected to the Internet to use it, and they also have to authenticate their accounts on computers by scanning a QR code on the web client through the built-in camera functionality within the WhatsApp application on their phone.
With the new multi-platform feature, WhatsApp users will be able to access the app on their Phones, Phablets, Tablets, and PCs without having to rely on a browser-based solution.
On top of the multi-platform feature and the UWP app, WhatsApp messenger is separately working on several other features, including WhatsApp Payment and the Quick Edit Media Shortcut.
