How to view the history of my WhatsApp web login?


👤 Prashant Raj Bista    🕒 13 Feb 2023    📁 TECH

Introduction 

Whatsapp is a popular free instant messaging cross-platform application owned by Meta. As of 2020, it has about 2 billion users worldwide. Whatsapp also allows users to send images, and voice messages. It also provides features of voice and video calling. 

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The web version of WhatsApp

The web version of Whatsapp is the extension of the Whatsapp account present on the phone. All messages available on the phone are synchronized. This means that you can see all the available chat history from the web as well. However to use WhatsApp web, first you need to install the WhatsApp application on your phone.

When you are working on your computer, you can find it much simpler to send messages, make calls, and share files by using WhatsApp Web, which offers a handy way to access your WhatsApp account from your computer. WhatsApp Web also makes it possible for you to access your WhatsApp contacts. It is a helpful tool for everyone who, regardless of where they are, wants to maintain connections with their friends, family, and colleagues.

How to log in to web versions of WhatsApp?

Let's learn how to log in to the web version of WhatsApp.

  1. First search for WhatsApp web. Or click here. You will be redirected toward the official web version of WhatsApp.
  2. On your phone, open WhatsApp. Click on the 3 dots available on the topmost part. Click on it.   
  3. There you can see an option called Linked device. Click on it.
  4. Again click on Link a device  
  5. After that scan the QR code available on the web version of Whatsapp.   

Congratulations you have logged in to the web version of WhatsApp.

Limitations

Using WhatsApp on the web may be useful, but it has got some limitations. Some of them are:

  • Your phone with the same WhatsApp account needs to be connected to the internet for WhatsApp Web to work. You won't be able to use WhatsApp web if your phone loses connection. This only happens if the phone stays offline for more than 14 days. 
  • You will not receive notifications for incoming messages and calls.
  • WhatsApp Web can only be used on one computer at a time.
  • WhatsApp Web will not work on a tablet or any mobile device, it needs a web browser on a computer.
  • You cannot make voice or video calls using the web version of WhatsApp.
  • You can only log in to a maximum of 4 devices at a time.

View log in history of Whatsapp Web Login

We already learned about how we can log in to the web version of Whatsapp. As you go on using the web version of Whatsapp, you might want to track where have you logged in before. You might be wondering how to view the history of your WhatsApp Web login. Here is how it is done.

  1. Open WhatsApp on your phone
  2. Click on the 3 dots available in the top right corner of WhatsApp.
  3. Then click on the link to a device.

   

This will show you a list of all the devices that are currently logged in via WhatsApp Web.

If you see a suspicious device or device that you think, you haven’t logged in to. You can log out from it. To log out from the device simply click on the device name, then click on logout.

If you look closely, you will notice that there is no particular feature such as clicking on the button and getting WhatsApp web history. These steps are only a snapshot of the last time your account was active on the smartphone app. There is no way to examine a login history for WhatsApp Web because WhatsApp does not retain or log information about the times when you log into the web version of the program.

Conclusion

In conclusion, viewing the history of your WhatsApp Web login is just an active history of your phone. This is actually the last seen status on your smartphone. By following this, you can keep track of which devices are currently logged into your account. You can also take action if necessary to keep your account secure.