WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature called the Companion Mode for all of the beta users on the Android platform. The company had first introduced this feature back in 2022, and it is currently being tested.
The popular chat messaging platform is rolling out the new feature of its app for Android beta users that are running the version 2.23.8.2 or newer. For those unaware, the Companion Mode basically adds another layer on the existing multi device support. This feature let you connect your WhatsApp account to another smartphone for easier access to your chats. It works even if your main device doesn’t have an active internet connection.
As of right now, Companion Mode is only available for the Android platform and let’s you connect a secondary Android device. To try this feature out, users need to download either the WhatsApp Messenger or Business app beta on their secondary Android phone. Following this step, you can select the option to ‘Link a device’ in the app while also running the app on their primary phone as well as going to Settings and then go to Linked devices.
Scanning a QR code from this screen from your secondary phone will finally link the two devices. So now, you can access your chat history on both devices seamlessly. Keep in mind that this feature is still in the beta state. In other words, some aspects of the new feature is still unavailable. At the moment, you can can link up to four devices.
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