After recently letting iPhone users add a second account to the same app, WhatsApp is now working on expanding support to up to three accounts. Here are the details.
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He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
Today, Marcus co-hosts several tech-focused shows at Gigahertz FM, a Brazilian podcast network he co-founded in 2022 with 9to5Mac’s own Guilherme Rambo. Outside of Gigahertz FM, he also hosts IA Sob Controle, a podcast featuring in-depth interviews and news about artificial intelligence.
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Expand Expanding CloseApple explains how the iPhone 18 Pro’s new Reference Image camera mode works
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