

But it’s still better than it was before, and, critically, much more secure. For now, the only way to use multi-device access on an iPad is through web access, and that’s a painful process. WhatsApp needs to provide dedicated apps to make this work smoothly, especially on tablets. There is a major caveat with the beta, though. End-to-end encryption extends to these multiple, linked devices, ensuring that every connection is secured. With the new architecture, each linked device or endpoint has its own connection to WhatsApp, and so while your phone remains the primary device, it doesn’t need to be connected for other linked devices to work. MORE FROM FORBES WhatsApp Confirms Multi-Device Update For 2 Billion Users By Zak Doffman
