On WhatsApp could come a novelty related to the multi-device: the colleagues of WABetaInfo have found, in the latest Beta of the client distributed on the Play Store (version 2.22.10.13), a section that, apparently, will allow you to register secondary devices. Basically, the page will show a QR code that must be framed with the main device (in short the smartphone with the SIM on which the service was activated).
It is important to note that the page, whose name is “Register Device as Companion”, is not normally accessible from the Beta: the source has managed to activate it by rummaging through the code and resources of the APK. At the moment it is not working – it is not actually showing the QR code that the smartphone should frame. Below we include the screenshot shared by the source.
The implications are important for the future. We know that recently WhatsApp has made a real “revolution” related to multi-device since now the Web client can be used even without the main device being connected to the internet (and maintaining the end-to-end encryption that has always distinguished every chat on the platform).
But this screenshot represents a further clue that leads to the possibility of using the same WhatsApp account even on multiple smartphones, for example, or on tablets. It’s important to note that this Beta is for Android, but there’s no reason to doubt that the same features will also come to iOS and Apple devices in general.
Unfortunately, we don’t know how long it will take before the feature is released in the stable channel. As we know WhatsApp has a very cautious approach and prefers to test all its innovations thoroughly before officially distributing them. Some details, even very significant, could also change in the course of work.