WhatsApp finally tests multi-account support on iPhone

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After years of iPhone users begging WhatsApp to catch up with Android, the messaging giant has finally started testing multi-account support on iOS. 

Yes, the long-rumored “please let me stop carrying two phones like a tech goblin” feature is actually showing up in the wild. 

According to WABetaInfo, select testers running the latest TestFlight build (iOS beta 25.34.10.72) are now seeing a shiny new “Account List” section in Settings, proof that the feature is no longer just buried code.

The beta currently supports two accounts per device, each with its own fully isolated universe: separate chats, separate backups, separate notifications, separate everything. 

Testers can add a second account using an existing number, a new number, or even a companion device via the usual QR-code dance.

In practice, it means the thing iPhone users have been kludging together with dual-SIM, WhatsApp Business, and sheer determination is becoming normal. 

WhatsApp on iOS is finally joining the modern era, where one app can handle more than one identity, something Android users have enjoyed for a suspiciously long time.

Why does this matter? Because juggling a work number and a personal number on WhatsApp has been, until now, an Olympic sport. 

People with side hustles, contractors, small-business owners, or anyone who didn’t want to mix “boss texting on Sunday” with “memes from the group chat” had to rely on awkward workarounds. Multi-account support cleans that up instantly.

Instead of logging out, switching apps, or carrying a second iPhone like a 2007 stockbroker, users will soon be able to hop between profiles with a couple of taps. 

It also keeps things neatly separated: notifications, chats, backups, so work doesn’t bleed into personal life unless you want it to. 

For enterprises, this also turns WhatsApp into a more serious multi-profile communication tool rather than a one-number-per-human app.

What happens next? WhatsApp hasn’t announced a full rollout timeline, and the beta is still limited to a lucky handful. 

But if tests go smoothly, iPhone users should expect multi-account support to land in a future stable update. 

Keep your eye on the App Store, your days of juggling devices (or your sanity) might be numbered.