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Here's how to use two WhatsApp accounts on any smartphone

WhatsApp now officially supports running of two accounts on a single smartphone. Here's how you can setup your account

WhatsApp is one of the most popular cross-platform messaging application

Since almost every phone now comes with dual-SIM capabilities, more users might want to use two WhatsApp accounts. However, that either requires you to install an application like Parallel apps which brings in a lot of advertisements and effects your phone's performance or your phone should have the feature built right into it. What if you don't want to use such an app or your phone does not have that feature? Here's how you can still use two WhatsApp accounts seamlessly.

The best way to get two WhatsApp accounts working on a single smartphone is from the feature built into the smartphone. OnePlus, Samsung, Honor, Huawei and Xiaomi are some of the most popular brands who do provide the feature on the latest update of their customUI. You can check that by going into the Settings app and finding something like "Parallel Apps" or "Dual Messenger" or "App Twin". These features work seamlessly as they are built in the UI and they do not affect the device performance in any manner.

Also Read: How to send a WhatsApp message without saving the phone number

However, if you have an older smartphone or for some reason, the feature is not available in your country, you can follow these simple steps to get two WhatsApp accounts working on a single smartphone.

How to use two WhatsApp accounts on any Android smartphone

Whatsapp Business can be used for your secondary number
  1. Head over to the Google Play Store and search for WhatsApp
  2. Now tap on Install (If your primary account is already set up, you can skip to Step 4)
  3. Open WhatsApp and fill in the details to set up your primary account
  4. Now again open up the Play Store and search for WhatsApp Business
  5. Enter your secondary phone number and set up the account

Also Read: Here’s how you can mark WhatsApp messages as read without even opening the app

Now you have two WhatsApp accounts working on a single smartphone. Yes, we know that the other number will be switched to a business account but currently, this is the only way to get two accounts working without getting any advertisements or any performance issues. The WhatsApp Business app is soon coming to iOS as well, so you can use this neat little trick on your iPhone as well.

This post was last modified on September 27, 2018 11:16 am

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