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WhatsApp Might Soon Let You Avoid Texts From Strangers This Way

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WhatsApp for Android might be developing a new feature that comes with several privacy benefits. Dubbed Username keys, there are two parts to this feature, a WhatsApp tracker revealed. The first part is the username itself, which is said to replace the need to share one’s number when sharing their WhatsApp account. The second is Username keys, which allow users to manage whether a first-time texter can contact the user or not.

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WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature that could change the start of conversations – especially in chats that have never been written before.

The evolution of WhatsApp in recent years has focused on strengthening the privacy of its users. A key step in this direction is the development of user names, a function designed so that people can be contacted without sharing a data as personal as their phone number. However, this same opening creates a new challenge: how to prevent anyone with access to a user name from sending unwanted messages or spam? To solve this problem, the company is …

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hna.de broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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