Once WhatsApp's username feature is launched, you'll be able to protect the privacy of your phone number for new contacts.

It adds a separate username layer so people can reach you without seeing your phone number. Reserve and lock in a handle before full rollout.

WhatsApp opens username reservations for 3 billion users on June 30. Handles are first come, first served, and phone numbers ...

Claiming your WhatsApp username takes under a minute, but there are a few rules and one important caveat about timing you should understand first.

WhatsApp is adding usernames that let people start conversations without sharing their phone numbers, expanding its privacy tools ahead of a wider rollout later in 2026. Users will be able to share a ...

The plan is ostensibly designed to thwart robocallers but could make it difficult for individuals to use prepaid phones that ...

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