WhatsApp to let users go by usernames, not phone numbers
WhatsApp says the feature is designed to give its three billion users a new layer of control over who can contact them.
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News|TechnologyWhatsApp to let users go by usernames, not phone numbersWhatsApp says the feature is designed to give its three billion users a new layer of control over who can contact them.ListenListen (2 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA WhatsApp icon [File: Martin Meissner/AP]By Al Jazeera Staff and APPublished On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026WhatsApp will let users go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a longstanding privacy gap on the app used by more than three billion people.The Meta-owned platform said on Monday that it has begun letting users reserve unique usernames before a wider rollout later this year when people will be able to choose to be found and contacted only by their…
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