WhatsApp now allows you to use the same account on four phones

( Spanish) — WhatsApp announced this week a new change in the application: now you can use the same account on several mobile phones at the same time.

“Now you can link your phone with up to three additional devices, the same way you link WhatsApp on web browsers, tablets, and desktop computers.” explained in its blog the company on Monday.

The connection of each mobile with the application is independent, and since, according to WhatsApp, messages, files and calls are “end-to-end encrypted”, there are no security risks. On the other hand, if the main device is idle for a long period of time, the application automatically logs out all the other phones that are linked.

WhatsApp has already started rolling out this update and says it will “be available to everyone over the next few weeks.”

The application highlighted that, in addition to the advantages for individual users – who can change their phone without having to log out – this modification can also be especially useful for those who have a business and use a WhatsApp Business account: they will be able to answer multiple people from different devices with the same account.

Last year, the app introduced three big updates related to user privacy: allowing you to leave groups silently and without notifications to other members, choosing to let your contacts know when you’re online or not, and blocking the ability to take screenshots. display in single display messages.