WhatsApp introduces usernames, allowing users to chat without sharing phone numbers in a major privacy update. [File,Standard]

WhatsApp has begun letting its three billion users worldwide reserve unique usernames, allowing people to chat without ever revealing their phone numbers.

The Meta-owned platform described the move as a major privacy overhaul, with users able to go by a chosen handle instead of their phone number when connecting with new contacts.

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