WhatsApp has started releasing the desktop beta version to many users. Through updating and testing, it is possible to operate the app without the need for a cell phone. The modification has been insistently requested by several users. Therefore, you won't need a connected cell phone to keep the program turned on in the web version, on macOS or Windows.
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The change is quite important. This is because the app uses cell phones to be “hosted”. It is from these devices that information is protected and encrypted.
Thinking about user safety, the company has already informed that it works not to affect the secrecy of information. WhatsApp is working on building a new multi-device architecture.
Currently, when WhatsApp Web is opened, for example, the program is mirrored in the browser. Thus, it only works as a player for the application that is running on the smartphone. Therefore, there is a single encrypted key on the cell phone that gives access to the other devices.
The company says this makes it easy to deliver a seamlessly synced experience without compromising security.. However, there are downsides.
As in the example cited, WhatsApp Web only reproduces the application, the user may experience slowdowns. Furthermore, any failure on the smartphone has repercussions on the second connecting device.
For this reason WhatsApp launches the new feature. Now each device will have its own ID from beta testing.
According to the company, security will be maintained, since all identities will be on the same user. People will be able to know which devices they are sending the messages to.
Other than that, there is the “Automatic Device Scan”. This feature makes the new system easier to use. New verifications will only be required in cases of new account registrations.
Access by QR Code will still be possible
Although the new system is now available for testing, WhatsApp Web will remain active. The company reported that it will be possible to access other devices by scanning a QR Code.
According to the first information, each user will be able to connect to up to four devices. Now it is waiting for the updates to arrive for all users definitively.
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Early testers have already reported that the desktop version lets you listen to audio before sending it. This was one of the tools that the company announced earlier.
So far, the tests seem to be going well, with no bugs. Now it's a matter of time for the new definitive version to reach the public.
