WhatsApp has begun testing support for Android tablets on its latest beta version. Until now, users couldn’t link their primary WhatsApp account with the messaging app on Android tablets and multi-platform support was limited to computers and iPads. A recent update, now out for beta testers, will let select users access their existing account on an Android tablet.
WhatsApp is rolling out an update for its beta testers on Android that introduces support for WhatsApp for tablets. Select Android beta testers can now link their existing WhatsApp account on their phones with the tablet version of the app. Until now, a WhatsApp account on an Android phone could not be accessed on a secondary Android device. Meanwhile, some beta testers on WhatsApp for iOS are reportedly getting access to a new feature that will allow them to quickly jump to messages based on the date they were sent or received.
Spotted by WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, users who have signed up for WhatsApp’s beta programme will begin to see an in-app banner announcing the feature.
