Why You Might Want to Use 1 WhatsApp Account Across 2 Phones
Before we move on to the actual steps to use one WhatsApp account on two devices, let's quickly cover some of the reasons people in India are currently searching for this solution.
Your work and personal phones are two different devices that you carry around with you all the time.
Your primary device's battery has an issue and dies frequently.
You would like to have backup access to your chat history.
WhatsApp account across multiple devices without any tricks or risky apps.
Its possible to Use One WhatsApp Account on 2 Phones?
Yes. You can link up to 4 additional devices to your main WhatsApp account.
One of those devices may be a second phone.
Linking devices to your WhatsApp account works as follows.
Just like WhatsApp Web is linked to an existing account and synced with the web app on another phone, this would be the same as linking your phone to the WhatsApp web app and syncing all your chats between both phones via the WhatsApp account.
The best feature is that your chats will stay synchronized on both devices.
Use Companion Mode This method is the safest & easiest method.
I have personally done this with my old device when I received my new phone but didn't want to remove my account from my old device yet, and it worked perfectly without issue.
Guide to Linking Your Two iPhones to WhatsApp
Step 1: On Your Second Phone, Install WhatsApp
Download WhatsApp App on Your Second Phone from App/Google Play Store
Do Not Add Phone Number to WhatsApp yet.
Step 2: Open WhatsApp on Second Phone
Upon Opening WhatsApp, you will be presented with a verification number page on the 2nd Phone
Select the Top Right Corner of Your Screen,
Tap The 3 Dots (⋮), Select "Link Device" New You Will Now See A QR Code
Step 3: On Your Primally Phone, Scan 2nd Phone QR Code To Link Both iPhones
Open WhatsApp App on Your Primary Phone.
On the Primary Phone Tap The Three Dots
Select "Linked Devices"
Select "Add Device"
Hold Your Primary Phone In Front of Your Second Phone To Complete QR code Image Capture
Done!
Within a Few Seconds, your WhatsApp Messages Will Appear On Your Second Phone.
Once Linked to WhatsApp, You Can:
Have the Same WhatsApp Messages On Both Phones
Automatically Receive and New Message on Both Phones
Send and Receive Messages on Both Devices
Continuously Use Your Second Phone Even If Primary Phone Is Out Of Service
Keeps Working Until Battery Dies
WhatsApp Business another possibility for individuals to utilize is that they can install:
Regular WhatsApp on 1 phone
- WhatsApp Business on 1 other phone
The only downside of this process is that you will need 2 separate phone numbers.
Thus, the WhatsApp Business method does not allow for an account to be used on 2 phones only; it's allowed 2 accounts on 2 phones.
I am noting this point because so many people have been confused about the difference between each option when they do this method.
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