WhatsApp will allow users to communicate without using their phones.

WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature that will allow users to send messages without having to use their phone.

 

WhatsApp is currently tied to a user's phone. That device must be connected and receiving messages in order for its desktop and web apps to work.

 

Users will be able to send and receive messages "even if your phone battery is dead" with the new feature.

 

WhatsApp claims that up to four different devices, such as PCs and tablets, can be utilized simultaneously.

 

The new feature will first be made available to a "limited set of people" as a beta test, with the team hoping to improve performance and add features before making it available to everyone.

 

End-to-end encryption, which is a key selling point for WhatsApp, will continue to work under the new feature, according to the company.

 

WhatsApp users - estimated to number in the billions - have long demanded this feature.

 

Sources: © 2021 BBC