Note: Of course Whatsapp could at any time change their implementation of both the app or the web app and enable eavesdropping. That way they don't ever get the encryption keys and will not be able to inspect the data that gets routed through their servers. Maybe the QR code is generated client-side (in the browser) and by scanning it using the app there is no need to exchange the keys through Whatsapp's servers. It wouldn't surprise me if the data that's sent between the web app and the phone is encrypted in a way that even Whatsapp themselves cannot decrypt. The web interface is just a remote for Whatsapp running on your phone.Īnd even though I don't know for sure, I think it's more secure too.

to your main device later than WhatsApp for Desktop, according to the report. As you may know you cannot install Whatsapp on multiple phones using the same account. Currently, WhatsApp works on a single device and it is not possible to use. They keep it tighly coupled to a (one) phone. But that seems to be against their philosophy.

Whatsapp could have redesigned it, so that everything is stored in the cloud (as many competing messaging apps do). To see that history in your web browser, it needs to get it from the phone. Thus, the first requirement toīeing able to use WhatsApp Web is an active WhatsApp account on yourĪs you may know your Whatsapp history is only being stored in a database on the phone itself. WhatsApp Web connects to your phone to sync messages, thus youĬan see all messages on both devices. Your session on WhatsApp Web is an extension of WhatsApp on your

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