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    The Indian Eye
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                                                                                                                         JULY 10, 2026

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             WhatsApp rolls out username reservations; users

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            OUR BUREAU                                                              Explaining  the  need  for  the  up-  so others will need both the username
                                                                                date,  WhatsApp  said  in  its  official   and the key before sending a message.
            Washington, DC
                                                                                blog, “When someone new walks into    WhatsApp said it is opening user-
                     hatsApp  has  begun  roll-                                 your  life  -  a  classmate,  a  neighbor,   name reservations early because of its
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                     ing  out  reservations  for  its                           someone you meet at an event - shar-  massive user base.
            Wlong-awaited optional user-                                        ing a phone number can feel like a big   “Starting  this  week,  you  can  re-
            name feature, allowing users to con-                                step. That’s because a phone number   serve a username to use later this year
            nect with new people without sharing                                is personal and it’s tied to so many   when we launch this feature. With over
            their phone numbers.                                                parts of your life. Sometimes you just   three billion people on WhatsApp
                The  privacy-focused  update,  an-                              want  to  chat  without  handing  over   a lot of names overlap, which is why
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            nounced  by  the  messaging  platform,                              your digits.”                     we’re  opening  reservations  early  so
            will be introduced gradually over the                                   The company added that the fea-  everyone has the opportunity to select
            coming  months,  with  users  able  to                              ture is equally useful in group conver-  the username that matters to them,”
            reserve their preferred usernames be-                               sations where users may not want to   the blog further read.
            fore the feature officially launches.                               reveal their phone numbers to people   Creators, businesses and organi-
                According  to  WhatsApp,  the                                   they do not know.                 sations will also be able to claim the
            new system is designed to offer great-                                  To prevent unwanted contact,   same username they already use on
            er control over personal information                                WhatsApp confirmed there will be no   Instagram or Facebook, helping main-
                                                                                                                  tain a consistent identity across Meta’s
            when chatting with strangers, joining       You can click   www.indialife.tv
                                                                                public username directory or search
            large  group  conversations,  or  com-                              suggestions.  Instead,  “people  will   platforms. Usernames can be up to 35
            municating with businesses. Once the                                need to know your exact username to   characters long and may include let-
            feature is enabled, users messaging a                               contact you for the first time.”  ters, numbers, dots and underscores.
            person  or  business  for  the  first  time                             The platform is also introducing   Users will also have the flexibility to
                                                                                                                  change  or  remove  their  usernames
            will no longer have their phone num-        on your browser and watch IndiaLife TV 24 Hours
                                                                                an optional username key, an addi-
            ber displayed.                                                      tional credential that users can enable   whenever they choose. (Agencies)
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