WhatsApp has finally gone ahead and confirmed that it would be bringing the much-desired multi-device support to public beta in the coming months.?
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This was revealed by WhatsApp head Will Cathcart and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a conversation with popular WhatsApp leakster WABetaInfo.?
The duo also agreed that the multi-device feature would also allow users to access their accounts on four registered/linked devices. Moreover, even though there isn¡¯t a WhatsApp for iPad, Cathcart revealed that there could be a possibility of WhatsApp on iPad through the multi-device support capabilities.?
Cathcart also revealed that they¡¯re planning on opening beta sign-ups for some more iOS users soon. This would not just allow enthusiasts to get their hands on new features before anyone else, but it would also help WhatsApp roll out a bug-free update for everyone.?
The conversation between Cathcart and WABetaInfo was soon joined by Facebook Chief, where he revealed that the multi-device feature would allow messages to be available between authorised devices without compromising on end-to-end encryption and privacy it offers to its users.?
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While explaining this feature, he revealed how challenging it was to create a feature keeping the privacy of the users intact. He said, ¡°It¡¯ll still be end-to-end encrypted. It¡¯s been a big technical challenge to get all your messages and content to sync properly across devices even when your phone battery dies, but we¡¯ve solved this and we¡¯re looking forward to getting it out soon!¡±?
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Zuckerberg also confirmed that WhatsApp is adding a new ¡°view once¡± feature, which would allow users to send messages or videos that disappear after it¡¯s seen by the recipient. They¡¯re also extending its disappearing messages feature allowing users to let you turn on disappearing messages across all chat threads, in a future update.?