2023-05-27 18:28:16
whatsapp has like main identity of the users the mobile number with which they registered. However, this could change in the appin times of modifications for the app.
Al create an account in WhatsApp you must register the cell phone number, and if when contacting a person for the first time by text message the first thing that appears is the number.
WhatsApp: numbers disappear
In this sense, WhatsApp is working to introduce usernames instead of cell phone numbers. According to a new report from Betainfo, the Meta could introduce a new feature to protect the cell number.
WhatsApp imitates Telegram
The WhatsApp’s direct competition, Telegram, gives users the ability to hide their contact and display their usernames instead. In 2022, Telegram launched premium username auctions and built on the TON blockchain.
Until now, heWhatsApp users who are in the same group or community can see the phone numbers of other members. When the new function is implemented, Users may be allowed to hide their phone number to people who are not in your contact list.
At the beginning of this month, WhatsApp launched a new privacy feature that allows users to hide and block individual conversations. These conversations can only be unlocked with authentication or password biometrics of a device.
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