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by aeyes 1161 days ago
Each device has a key, the message is sent multiple times with different keys.

> WhatsApp multi-device uses a client-fanout approach, where the WhatsApp client sending the message encrypts and transmits it N number of times to N number of different devices — those in the sender and receiver’s device lists.

https://engineering.fb.com/2021/07/14/security/whatsapp-mult...