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How to Use WhatsApp on Multiple Devices at Once

Tap through the steps to see how logging into multiple devices at once works.

  1. Open Settings on your phone

    Go to Settings and find the Linked Devices section.

  2. Find "Linked Devices"

    This is where you manage every device currently connected to your account besides your phone.

  3. Log in on a new device

    On a tablet or second phone, choose to link a device and scan the QR code shown, or log in with the same account depending on the app's method.

  4. Confirm messages are syncing

    With multiple devices logged in, new messages and chat history sync across all of them, so you can pick up a conversation on whichever device you're using.

  5. Manage your connected devices

    Review the list of linked devices periodically and log out any device you no longer use to keep your account secure.

Handy for using a tablet alongside your phone

If you want to keep using a messaging app comfortably on a tablet as well as your phone, multi-device support lets you stay logged into both and keep the conversation going on whichever one you have handy.

Also worth installing on desktop

Many messaging apps also offer a desktop app or web client, which uses the same multi-device system β€” worth setting up if you spend a lot of time at a computer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it a security risk to be logged in on multiple devices?

Check your linked devices list periodically, and log out immediately from any device you don't recognize or no longer use.

Do all my devices get notifications at the same time?

Generally yes for every logged-in device, though most apps let you turn off notifications for a specific device individually if you don't want it buzzing everywhere at once.