Ever since its inception, WhatsApp required phone numbers to register and serve as your ID. 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.
In the latest beta build for Android, WhatsApp’s settings menu allows you to reserve your username before the full username system is introduced. That means regular users will soon be able to register and reserve the username of their choice before the official rollout of the system. This way, WhatsApp ensures…
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