Whether to separate professional contacts from family and friends or for any other reason, at some point in life you may end up needing to have two whatsapp accounts. If you have an extra cell phone, this won’t be a problem, but if you have to keep two accounts on the same device, you’ll need to follow the step-by-step instructions that we’ll teach you in this article.
How to have two WhatsApp accounts on the same phone
As you know, WhatsApp is an application that can be officially downloaded from your cell phone’s app store, such as the Play Store for Android users and the App Store for iOS users. Even if you want to use WhatsApp, the application will only be downloaded once.
To have two WhatsApp on the same phone, you’ll need an application that allows you to create multiple accounts for the same app. It works with any type of application and there are several tools that do this. In this tutorial, we are going to use an application called Parallel Space.
Setting up second WhatsApp account
After downloading the Parallel Space app on your mobile, follow the steps below:
1. Open the app Parallel Space;
2. On the welcome screen, tap Continue;
3. On the Clone Apps screen, select the apps you want to duplicate. In our case, select whatsapp and then the blue button Add to Parallel Space;
4. Now tap WhatsApp to open a clone version of the official app;
5. When asked for permission, tap Grant. In some cases, when trying to open the application with a 64-bit version, you will be asked to install a plugin. Simply accept, download from the Play Store, and come back to continue the tutorial.
6. Now you will set up your second WhatsApp account. First, select the language;
7. Register a different phone number than your main WhatsApp;
Ready! From there, you’ll follow the WhatsApp setup steps, like entering your name, profile picture, and so on.
