As WhatsApp approaches the official rollout of usernames, the app now lets users save a contact’s username alongside their name and phone number. Here are the details.
Although it is a commonplace feature on most messaging platforms, WhatsApp has only recently begun to move away from relying exclusively on phone numbers for user identification.
Earlier this year, WhatsApp started rolling out a username reservation system to give users a chance to claim their preferred handles and avoid scam impersonations before usernames officially launched.
Then, a few weeks ago, it started activating usernames for select iPhone users.
Now, as spotted by WABetaInfo, the app is starting to roll out support for a username field when users create a new contact. The username field appears between the first and last name fields and the phone number section.
