> It's not the same as the previous "WhatsApp Web"/"Signal desktop" experience. The traditional "WhatsApp Web" and "Signal desktop" are completely different ex

> It's not the same as the previous "WhatsApp Web"/"Signal desktop" experience. The traditional "WhatsApp Web" and "Signal desktop" are completely different experiences though. Though the details differ, WhatsApp's new approach, outlined in this article, is much closer to what Signal has always been doing since it introduced Signal Desktop - which, once linked, functions independently of your phone.