
For over a decade, WhatsApp has been notoriously inflexible. You’ve been able to move the app from phone to phone, but in doing so you have to deactivate the previous handset. Until recently, jumping from iOS to Android or vice versa would see you losing your chat history, too.
This strict one-phone-per-account rule was fine for those with only one handset. But for people juggling multiple devices, WhatsApp’s rigid requirements have often been infuriating. Parent company Meta has apparently listened to those concerns, because starting today, WhatsApp will be usable on up to four handsets at once.