Its aimed at moving away from mirroring the service.
Syncing WhatsApp accounts to four devices at once without using a phone may be possible, under a new pilot system.
At the moment, the messaging platform can be mirrored onto a computer - but a phone needs to have power for that to work.
Engineers at Facebook - which owns the service - wants devices to work independently
WhatsApp is testing multi-device sync that doesn't require a phone https://t.co/uAkxKZa3X5 pic.twitter.com/LC9r0R1ySa
— Engadget (@engadget) July 14, 2021
