WhatsApp is launching usernames: here’s how to reserve yours

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WhatsApp is launching usernames: here’s how to reserve yours
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WhatsApp is introducing a new way to add and chat with contacts, without having to share your phone number. Usernames will be launching "later this year," in a move to make the communications platform "even more private," allowing you to keep your phone number concealed from people who aren't already in your contacts. Usernames are […]

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