If you use WhatsApp on multiple devices, we have some good news for you. The Meta-owned popular instant messaging platform is reportedly working on a new feature that will let users see which of their devices are currently active. This upcoming feature will give users better control over their account activity. With this update, the Meta-owned app will alert you whenever another linked device becomes active while you are using the app."WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will help Android users monitor the activity of their linked devices. This update will make it easier for users to manage their security without opening the Linked Devices page," WABetaInfo, a platform that tracks WhatsApp related developments, reported. Over the years,
the instant messaging app made it very easy to use one account across multiple devices, including laptops and tablets. While this flexibility is useful, it also comes with a risk.How To Replace Your Phone Number With Username On WhatsApp? Step-By-Step Guide
Many users often forget to log out from WhatsApp Web on shared or public computers. In such cases, someone else could access their chats without their knowledge. To solve this problem, the Meta-owned platform is now developing a feature that will send real-time alerts about linked device activity."Following the release of the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.26.15.6 update, which is available on the Google Play Store, we discovered that WhatsApp is working on a feature that allows users to monitor the activity of their linked devices," the report said. At present, you can check connected devices by going to the Linked Devices section within the app. From there, you can log out of any device you do not recognise. However, this requires manual checking and many users do not do it regularly.
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The upcoming feature will remove this extra step by automatically notifying users about any simultaneous activity.There is also a practical side to this update. For example, if you leave WhatsApp Web open on your office computer and step away, and someone starts using it, you will immediately get an alert on your phone.This can help you quickly take action, such as logging out from all devices or securing your account.Another important detail is that these alerts will only be sent when both your main device and a linked device are active at the same time. "The activity notification is only shown when both the primary device and a linked device are active at the same time. It would not make sense to send an alert when only the linked device is online, since it could simply be the user using WhatsApp on that device," WABeta reported.The report says that the system is designed to focus on concurrent activity rather than single-device usage. For this reason, the notification is delivered exclusively to the primary device. The primary device is the main point of account control where users can receive security-related updates. The feature is currently under development and spotted in beta updates for Android. It is expected to roll out in a future update once testing is complete.
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