WhatsApp Is Getting a Super-Useful Security Feature

WhatsApp was, is, and will most likely continue to be the number one messaging app on mobile platforms, including here both iOS and Android. The Facebook-owned company, however, knows that the competition in this market is getting fiercer, so it’s working on several important updates that would soon go live for everyone. Including a new web authentication feature that has recently been spotted in the latest beta build of the Android client, that is. But let’s start with some background first. While WhatsApp is first and foremost supposed to run on Android and iPhone, it also comes with support for the desktop, as long as a mobile device is used for authentication. In other words, while WhatsApp can run on the web and the desktop, this is just an interface for the mobile experience, as the messaging still happens on the smartphone. To start chatting on WhatsApp Web, all you need to do is open the official website and then authenticate with your mobile phone. To d...