WhatsApp Announces New Update For Android Users, Leaves Them In Awe

 Recently, the social media giant WhatsApp hinted at some updates that left its users in complete excitement.

In the following update, WhatsApp is all set to release the new version where android users would be able to link an android tablet to their existing WhatsApp accounts based on different devices.

This update is named companion mode - tablet support, which is currently available for some beta testers. According to WaBetaInfo, it will be compatible with Android devices 2.22.21.5 and 2.22.21.6.

As per the leaker, the following feature is still under development and will be available soon to android users. Through this update, the users can link their WhatsApp accounts to any secondary device, whether an Android tab or a TV.

Currently, WhatsApp has over 2 billion users. The companion mode feature can be helpful to the company as it has the potential to make its user smart enough. With the following update, the users can simultaneously use Whatsapp on up to 4 devices. They can scan the QR code, and their chats will appear anywhere.

To scan the QR code, the user has to open the WhatsApp settings, link devices, and scan the QR code to link the chats to other secondary devices.

To add more, once a user has synced the chats, he can use WhatsApp on the linked device, whether it's an Android tab or an Apple iPhone. Also, the user can use WhatsApp without an active internet connection as the chats mainly sync to the primary device.

Besides this, as per WBI report, the update is still under consideration, as several changes are due, as now it is only available to a few beta testers. According to the report, advanced features like catching live location on a companion device, better IDE, and a support system aren't still available in this update.

The following update can be a massive turn-around in the history of WhatsApp updates because users would be able to connect and simultaneously use the application on up to 4 devices.

The development team has kept their hopes high for future challenges as they seek further improvements and addition to this feature. From a better supportive environment to a better and upgraded version, WhatsApp is excited to amaze its users too often in the future.

This Latest EU Legislation Might Make Android Phones Last Longer

 Planned obsolescence has been a common feature among most products because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up making the product break down in a fixed timeline thereby forcing consumers to purchase a replacement. This trend can be seen in the world of smartphones as well, with many smartphone manufacturers ceasing to provide long term support in the form of updates and security patches.

With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that the EU is starting to draft legislation that might change all of this. This legislation will mandate that smartphone companies provide consistent feature updates for a minimum of three years, and security patches for a minimum of five years with all things having been considered and taken into account.

This can help consumers get a lot more usage out of their smartphones than might have been the case otherwise, since they would no longer have to replace their phones every few years just to gain access to updates once again. There is another major advantage of this legislation as well, namely that it will allow e-waste to be reduced considerably once all has been said and is now out of the way.

Most consumers don’t want to buy a phone for the sake of it, and they are usually driven by necessity. This results in an unnecessary increase in the amount of electronic waste that is produced, and this legislation can be an important first step towards fixing the matter once and for all.

This legislation can make it so that consumers can use their smartphones for at least half a decade as long as they take good care of it, and it will be interesting to see if it has the positive impact that so many are saying it will. While it might cut into the profit margins of smartphone manufacturers, in spite of the fact that this is the case they can still keep their sales up by innovating instead of designing their products to become obsolete too quickly.