WhatsApp is finally letting you hide your phone number behind a custom username. While it's a massive win for privacy, cybersecurity experts warn it could unleash a wave of identity scams. Here is ...

MeitY issued a formal notice to Meta within 48 hours, ordering an immediate halt to the username feature's rollout in India. The government's core fear is the 'digital arrest' scam, a rapidly ...

WhatsApp is rolling out usernames, allowing users to connect without sharing their phone numbers. While a mobile number will still be required to create and maintain a WhatsApp account, usernames will ...

WhatsApp this week started rolling out username reservations ahead of the broader launch planned later this year. The feature — which lets people find and message each other by handle instead of phone ...

WhatsApp is preparing one of its biggest identity-related changes yet, allowing users to connect through unique usernames instead of revealing their phone numbers. The Meta-owned messaging platform ...

WhatsApp says the new feature will be released over the coming months and that it will notify users when it is available in their country. WhatsApp is set to allow users to go by usernames instead of ...

SAN FRANCISCO – WhatsApp is letting its three billion global users select a username for their account, a change meant to increase privacy by letting people connect on the platform without having to ...

WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot. The app said it has started allowing ...

WhatsApp is rolling out a username feature to boost privacy by letting users hide phone numbers, but some warn it could aid scams. The feature allows unique usernames, shareable links, and QR codes, ...

Remember spending hours choosing the perfect MSN Messenger screen name, complete with random capital letters, song lyrics and maybe even an unnecessary xXx? Well, 2026 is officially taking us back: ...

PARIS: The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said on ...

WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number - by exchanging unique usernames instead. It is rolling out globally to the platform's three billion account holders over ...