WhatsApp may soon allow you to use multiple accounts on one device; deets inside
PTC Web Desk: WhatsApp keeps its users engaged with new features and updates for the platform. As per a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is now working on a multi-account support feature for Android users. “When you set up an additional account for the first time, it will be stored on your device until you decide to log out of the account, so you can always switch to it when you want,” adds the report by WABetaInfo.
With this multi-account feature, WhatsApp users will be able to switch between different accounts on the same device, just in Instagram.
It would also allow users to keep their work-related chats and personal chats separate in a single app. The report also clarifies that the feature is currently under development.
Another new feature 'Channels', know everything about it
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature called 'WhatsApp Channels'. As per The Verge, an American technology news website, the latest WhatsApp feature introduces a new type of communication to the world's most popular chat app. It's known as Channels, and it's intended for one-to-many broadcasting rather than discussion. The Meta-owned firm described it as "a private way to follow what matters," and mentions local and sports updates as examples of how you may use it.
Channels in a new tab called Updates - where you'll find Status and channels you choose to follow - separate from your chats with family, friends, and communities.
Channels are a one-way broadcast tool for admins to send text, photos, videos, stickers, and polls. To help select channels to follow, the company is building a searchable directory where you can find your hobbies, sports teams, updates from local officials, and more.
This feature comes with most private broadcast service available. This starts by protecting the personal information of both admins and followers. As a channel admin, your phone number and profile photo won't be shown to followers. Likewise, following a channel won't reveal your phone number to the admin or other followers. Who you decide to follow is your choice and it's private.
- With inputs from agencies
