Beware, using one WhatsApp number to log in on 4 smartphones can be bullied by hackers

Previously, WhatsApp announced the expansion of a new feature that would allow one WhatsApp account to be used across multiple smartphones simultaneously.

Previously, a similar feature was presented by the Telegram messaging application, allowing users to login one account through multiple devices at once. This also makes it easier for users, one of which is to send files or links from one device to another.

On WhatsApp, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, “Now users can login to one WhatsApp account on four smartphones at a time.”

The WhatsApp press release states that each connected smartphone will be connected to WhatsApp independently. This is done to ensure that the user’s private messages, media, and calls are encrypted end-to-end.

“And if your primary device is inactive for an extended period, your WhatsApp account will automatically be signed out from the other companion device,” the company wrote.

Using this new feature of WhatsApp, the company says linked phones as companion devices will make messaging so much easier.

“Now you can switch between multiple phones without logging out and you can immediately resume your last chat,” said the messaging platform owned by Meta.

This update has been released to users globally, and will be available on everyone’s WhatsApp app in the coming weeks.