WhatsApp Tests New Username Feature to Enhance Privacy and Curb Spam

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WhatsApp prepares an important update, the platform works on the implementation of unique user names, a function that will allow you to communicate without sharing your phone number.This change represents a significant advance in digital privacy.The tool is currently in advanced stages of testing.Its purpose is to increase the control that each person has over their personal information, by offering the possibility of choosing a unique alias, si…

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Since its inception, WhatsApp has required phone numbers to be registered and serve as your ID, writes gsmarena. However, the popular messaging client will soon allow you to connect via usernames, a feature that has been present in other messaging apps, such as Telegram and Signal, for years, reports Telegrafi. In the latest beta version for Android, WhatsApp's settings menu allows you to reserve your username before the full username system is …

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A big change to be prepared in WhatsApp has been detected. It will soon be possible to book the user name on the app

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Have you ever felt uncomfortable having to share your personal phone number with someone you just met just to communicate on WhatsApp? Or perhaps you are worried that your phone number will be widely spread in groups,...

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WhatsApp would prepare a new system based on user names to allow people to communicate without revealing their phone numbers. Before functionality is available, WhatsApp could allow everyone to reserve a name.