US EditionWhatsApp May Soon Add @Username Handles, Moving Beyond Phone Numbers
WhatsApp tests a new system allowing users to reserve usernames ahead of rollout to modernize the platform and compete with apps like Telegram, WABetaInfo reported.
5 Articles
5 Articles
WhatsApp may soon add @username handles, moving beyond phone numbers
WhatsApp is reportedly preparing to introduce usernames, moving beyond its reliance on phone numbers. Test builds suggest rules for creating handles, while a new reservation system will let users secure their preferred names early. Meta hasn’t confirmed a rollout date yet.
Since its launch, WhatsApp has always been based on a simple rule: each account is linked to a phone number. A convenient method to find its contacts, but also has its limits. From now on, Meta seems ready to take an important step: the introduction of custom user names. The information comes from WABetaInfo, a recognized source for [...] The WhatsApp article finally prepares the arrival of pseudos: soon the end of the mandatory number? appeared…
WhatsApp will soon be able to add @username -handles, go beyond telephone numbers
WhatsApp is said to be preparing to introduce a long -awaited update with which user names can take, away from its long -standing dependence on telephone numbers. Since the launch in 2009, the Meta-Ownership Messaging platform has only made registration and contact discovery possible via mobile numbers, a system that looked more and more compared […]
WhatsApp will let users reserve @ handles ahead of username support
Up until now, WhatsApp accounts have only been tied to users' phone numbers. That's about to change, as the app prepares to introduce username support. To get ready for the rollout, WhatsApp is setting up a username reservation system. Here's how it'll work. more . . .
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
