Transition from this: > Multi-device E2E requires ONE device be the source of truth for the private key. To this: > That's why for WhatsApp Desktop to work,

Transition from this: > Multi-device E2E requires ONE device be the source of truth for the private key. To this: > That's why for WhatsApp Desktop to work, you need your phone to be connected. Is just an implementation detail. Signal gets around this by letting server know about person's devices so that each device can sync independently of others. Phone holds ultimate key, but messages do not need to be routed through phone.