WhatsApp’s latest beta update for iOS gives users the ability to add and switch between multiple accounts on a single device, WABetaInfo reports. This comes a year after the feature became available for Android. In version 25.2.10.70 for iOS, users are given a choice when adding a second account to the app, WABetaInfo reports: they can set it up as a separate primary account or “scan a QR code to link a new account as a companion.” The update is already available to beta testers through Apple’s TestFlight program.
On Android, two SIM cards are required to use two accounts on WhatsApp at the same time, as each account must have its own phone number. WhatsApp offers another app, WhatsApp Business, in which users can create a second account using a different phone number, but this still means switching between the two apps. An update for Android and something currently being tested for iOS allows users with two phone numbers to keep all their conversations in one app.
