With the work-from-home situation going on all over the globe, we rely on WhatsApp more than ever. The cross-platform messaging application is now not being used just for chatting with friends or making party plans. Instead, it is now also being used for official conversations. Due to this, many people have opted for a second WhatsApp account for their professional needs. While many Android phones allow using a cloned version of the app, iOS does not offer such a feature out of the box.
In case you are wanting to use two WhatsApp accounts on an iPhone, here's how you can do it.
How to use dual WhatsApp accounts on an iPhone
Even though the latest iPhone models now support dual-SIM, Apple has still not provided an option to use two WhatsApp accounts on a single iPhone. Neither does WhatsApp offer an official way to run two accounts under one roof like Telegram. However, you can take advantage of the WhatsApp Business app to use the secondary account.
Before we begin with the process, it is worth noting that the Facebook-owned giant will treat your secondary account as a Business account.
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Here's how you can setup the secondary WhatsApp account:
- Head over to the Apple App Store.
- Search for WhatsApp Business.
- Download the app.
- Just open the Business version of the app and set it up with the other phone number and you should be able to use two WhatsApp chat accounts now.
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Using these simple steps, you should be able to run two WhatsApp chat accounts on an iPhone. In order to make things easy, you can set different notification tones for the two different accounts. You can do this by heading over to WhatsApp (or its Business version) > Settings > Notifications.
