Meta lets users link their WhatsApp and Instagram accounts
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Parent company Meta says new feature will let people have better control of their accounts – but will also bring different apps together. Meta will let people link their WhatsApp accounts with Facebook and Instagram. The move will make it easier for people to have control of their various accounts, and to get back in if they lose access, Meta said. It is also the latest move by Meta to integrate their various platforms, which not only include chat apps and social networks but its metaverse tools.
The tech giant is launching the ability for users to add WhatsApp to its Meta Accounts Centre, the firm’s central hub from which users can manage and link their various Meta app profiles. Meta said adding WhatsApp to Accounts Centre would be optional and off by default, and that personal WhatsApp messages and calls would remain end-to-end encrypted.
Opting to use the link-up tool would make it easier for users to share a WhatsApp Status with Facebook and Instagram Stories, Meta said, and would also enable users to more easily log back into their WhatsApp account when needed. The update was expected to be rolled out gradually to users globally in the weeks and months to come.
“Our approach for WhatsApp is simple: your account is separate from other apps and no-one but you can change that,” Meta said in a blog post on the update. “While adding your WhatsApp to Accounts Centre is completely optional and off by default, it can help those who want features to work more seamlessly across apps.
