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WhatsApp Is Replacing Phone Numbers With Usernames

Lifehacker • Mon, 29 Jun 2026

Here's how to reserve your new WhatsApp username once the update starts rolling out.

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Here's how to reserve your new WhatsApp username once the update starts rolling out.

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Here's how to reserve your new WhatsApp username once the update starts rolling out.

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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 launch "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 available […]