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WhatsApp will now let users log into two accounts simultaneously (news.retiolus.net)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've been using 2 accounts on my phone for years. I had no idea this was something enabled by Samsung and not by WhatsApp.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's called app cloning and it's accomplished by the phone manufacturer keeping two copies of Whatsapp that each see a different phone number. Presumably you have a dual SIM phone.