The latest beta tests of the cross-platform messaging app WhatsApp have uncovered a long-awaited new function. Testers for the WhatsApp beta in iOS 25.19.20.74 report they can switch between their different WhatsApp accounts.

Sounds simple, right? But quick account switching has been unavailable to mobile WhatsApp users. This beta appears to show native support for a feature in WhatsApp settings called "Switch Accounts," which brings up all linked profiles for people to pick from.

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Since people have only discovered this in the beta and not all testers have access to it, there's no way to know when a rollout to all users may begin. Most likely, this feature is still in

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