Does the new whatsapp feature allow you to sync history across platforms at same time ?
WhatsApp Messenger, or simply WhatsApp, is an American freeware, cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Facebook, Inc. It allows users to send text messages and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.
With WhatsApp, you’ll get fast, simple, secure messaging and calling for free*, available on phones all over the world. WhatsApp has always worked on a single device.
The option that allows to use the same account on different devices at the same time is surely one of the most requested features, but surely it’s one of the most complicated to develop. But WhatsApp is developing the feature in phases,. discover every known detail below!
Note:
- It’s not possible to use your WhatsApp account on multiple devices currently.
- This feature is under development: it means WhatsApp is still working on it and it will be released in a future update.
- When there will be other details about the feature, TechsWill would publish an announcement.
As mentioned, WhatsApp is working on the possibility to use the same account on different devices. Actually they are testing the feature in order to work with 4 devices at the same time. WhatsApp is already working to create an interface on the Android app and on WhatsApp for iOS.
When the user wants to use WhatsApp on a second device, there is the need to copy the chat history. In this case WhatsApp always requires a Wi-Fi connection, because it may use a large amount of your data plan.
In this case WhatsApp Desktop was used for the test, but it will work on a second mobile device too, but it’s really possible that WhatsApp will allow mobile devices to be connected to your main device later than WhatsApp Desktop. Note that, using this feature, an Internet connection on your device will no longer be needed to use WhatsApp Desktop.
When WhatsApp has safely copied the chat history to the second device, it will be finally possible to use your account from it. Note that any message will be delivered to all your family devices, so your chat history will be always synced across platforms, and when you use or remove a device, your encryption key changes.
When the encryption key changes, all active chats will be notified (if Security Notifications are enabled in WhatsApp Settings).
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Wrapping it up !
iOS <<==>> Android is not confirmed yet. It should work, but wait for a future confirmation.
WhatsApp was previously working to convert the iOS database to the one compatible with the Android format. We’re looking for more references in future.
This feature is under development and it will be available in future.
