Finally, after a long wait, the WhatsApp application has officially introduced one of the most anticipated features that allows users to link their accounts to a second device, such as a computer, and send and receive messages without needing the primary smartphone to be connected to the internet. According to the WhatsApp support page, millions of people can now use up to four linked devices and one phone at the same time. The web chat service and computer can be used by linking them to your phone, whether it is connected to the internet or not.
The "Linked Devices" feature provides a new solution to one of WhatsApp's significant limitations, which prevented users from opening their accounts on another device and continuing to use the service as long as the smartphone registered to the account was connected to the internet, allowing for conversations on linked devices.
### How It Works
The support page indicates that WhatsApp can be used in the new way without the need for an internet-connected phone, which allows operation on four devices at once without them being online. By clicking on the "Linked Devices" option from the WhatsApp settings menu, you will see a new page called "Using WhatsApp on Other Devices," which will allow you to continue using your account on up to four other devices without your phone needing to be connected to the internet, similar to its stronger competitor Telegram, which allows account use via web version without a connected phone.
### Duration
Additionally, the support page for the new feature mentions that "Linked Devices" will continue to send and receive messages for up to 14 days after the primary smartphone disconnects. There is no need to keep your phone connected to the internet to use WhatsApp on linked devices, and users will have to register their WhatsApp accounts and link them to the new devices using their phone.
