I don't see anything in this release that says you can use WhatsApp without your account being tied to a phone, just that you can use it without you phone being

I don't see anything in this release that says you can use WhatsApp without your account being tied to a phone, just that you can use it without you phone being on (mirroring). If that is the case, Signal already supports that feature. Also, I've had no issues with the Signal app on android nor iOS. Neither has any of my friends.