Users who have two WhatsApp accounts will soon be able to use them on the same phone if they have two SIM cards, News.ro reported, citing a post on the WhatsApp blog.

Mark Zuckerberg himself announced that WhatsApp will launch support for two accounts that can be used in parallel on the same mobile phone. The upcoming feature will allow users to switch between two accounts in use, similar to how multiple accounts are supported on other Meta-owned social platforms.

Meta, the company that owns the messaging app, says that having two WhatsApp accounts can be useful for those who use the app for both personal and professional purposes, with a profile dedicated to each.

Thus, a user can activate a professional profile when using WhatsApp for business purposes, and then switch to a personal profile when talking with relatives.

However, to be able to use two WhatsApp profiles in parallel, the respective phone must have two phone numbers assigned to two different cards. This is because profiles are still authenticated based on a code sent via SMS to the phone number assigned to each account.

WhatsApp support for two accounts that can be used on the same phone will first appear on Android smartphones and then on iPhone later.

More and more functions are appearing in WhatsApp

After that, Zuckerberg’s new announcement appeared in September, Meta announced the launch of Channels, a new product available on its WhatsApp messaging platform that allows users to view their own posts, similar to Facebook or X, formerly Twitter.

Meta announced in a press release last month that the new feature will be available in 150 countries, including Romania.

In regions where the product has been launched, WhatsApp users can now subscribe to the account that provides the channel and then view messages posted in a separate section from regular messages on the platform.

As in other networks, users can respond to messages with comments or emoticons. Channels also resembles a feature already available on another messaging network, Telegram.

At launch, Meta stressed that Channels respects privacy, as no WhatsApp user can know which channels another account is following. The platform also allows channel administrators to deny a user access to channel-generated content without justification.

Meta regularly tries to offer new features on its existing platforms and even on new networks, following the example of Threads, the X competitor it launched in early July.