WhatsApp is an important app in people’s lives. It’s the only popular app people use to communicate in different parts of the world. While WhatsApp has many security features, you may remember the platform only recently added the ability to link multiple devices. This creates a possibility that someone may be using your account on a phone you previously linked and forgot to unlink. Here’s how to check if someone is using your WhatsApp account

Check If Someone is Using Your WhatsApp Account

Checking if someone’s using your WhatsApp on another device is an effortless process. You can do it using the primary device you used to link the other devices and then check the active sessions. Here’s how to do it on your Android:

To find who’s using your WhatsApp account, you need to access the Linked devices section inside the WhatsApp app.

1. On WhatsApp, tap the 3-dots icon at the top right and select Linked devices.
2. On the Linked devices page, you should see all WhatsApp sessions under “Device Status”.
3. The sessions will show you the last active date and time when WhatsApp was used on different devices linked to your account.
4. From here, you can narrow down devices you think don’t belong to you. You can also check the last active time to find recently accessed your WhatsApp account on a linked device, the Last active text should tell you the exact time

Log Out of WhatsApp Account on Unknown Devices

Now that you know your WhatsApp account is active on the other device, if you don’t want the other party to check your messages, you can remotely unlink the account from the Linked devices menu on your Android. Here’s how:

Logging out of a WhatsApp session on Android can be done from the same Linked devices screen.

1. Go to WhatsApp > 3-dots icon > Linked devices.
2. Select a session under “Device status”.
3. Tap on Log out to remove your WhatsApp account from that device.

Once you log out, the session should say, “log out is pending”. When the other person tries to access your WhatsApp via the linked device, the session should disappear from the list. This is one of the ways of knowing someone was trying to access your WhatsApp account.

Protect Your WhatsApp Account

While it’s highly unlikely that someone got hold of your account just like that, it’s possible that they sneaked on your phone and linked your account. The easiest way to prevent this from happening is by setting up two-factor authentication, or as WhatsApp called it, Two-step verification. Besides, you can also enable App lock from WhatsApp settings

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