{"id":255569,"date":"2023-10-19T11:12:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=311075"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:55:09","slug":"whatsapp-will-be-updated-to-allow-us-to-have-two-accounts-it-is-over-having-two-mobiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-will-be-updated-to-allow-us-to-have-two-accounts-it-is-over-having-two-mobiles\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp will be updated to allow us to have two accounts: having two phones is no longer necessary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WhatsApp will soon allow you to use two different accounts on the same phone, which will be very useful for those who use WhatsApp for work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark Zuckerberg announced the plans on Facebook, <a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2023\/10\/multiple-accounts-on-whatsapp\/#:~:text=To%20set%20up%20a%20second,notification%20settings%20on%20each%20account.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">posting<\/a>: &#8220;Soon you&#8217;ll be able to have two WhatsApp accounts on one phone within the app,&#8221; alongside an image of the feature in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This doesn&#8217;t change the fundamental operation of WhatsApp. You still need a phone number to create a WhatsApp account, and you can only have one account per phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Soon you\u2019ll be able to have two <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhatsApp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhatsApp<\/a> accounts on the same phone and easily switch between them without logging out.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UarfZhb2Dp\">https:\/\/t.co\/UarfZhb2Dp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Meta Newsroom (@MetaNewsroom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetaNewsroom\/status\/1714969836848132565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this multi-login feature has been requested for years by people who have dual SIM phones and by those who have a separate work phone and don&#8217;t want to carry it around all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It&#8217;s such an obvious addition that one wonders why WhatsApp took so long<\/strong>. The reality is undoubtedly more complicated, although WhatsApp&#8217;s Chinese rival, WeChat, already tested the possibility of creating two accounts with a single phone number in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big question: <strong>when will it arrive? Android users should be able to enjoy this feature in two weeks<\/strong>, while iOS users might be concerned, as no arrival date has been mentioned at any point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to set up two phone numbers on a single WhatsApp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To set up a second account, <strong>you&#8217;ll need a second phone number and a SIM card<\/strong>, or a phone that supports multi-SIM or <a href=\"https:\/\/24roam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"eSIM\">eSIM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You just have to <strong>open WhatsApp settings, click on the arrow next to your name, and tap &#8220;Add account.&#8221; <\/strong>You can control your privacy and notification settings for each account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With just these two steps, you can have your work number and your personal number on the same smartphone, on the same WhatsApp. No more carrying two phones with you.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b5a0468-96d1-11e6-bfc6-00163ec9f5fa\/2095394417\/whatsapp-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The big question: when will it arrive? 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