Once WhatsApp's username feature is launched, you'll be able to protect the privacy of your phone number for new contacts.

It adds a separate username layer so people can reach you without seeing your phone number. Reserve and lock in a handle before full rollout.

WhatsApp is introducing usernames, a major privacy feature designed to help you connect with new people without giving away your phone number.  Reserve your username now, before the feature launches ...

Meta has started rolling out WhatsApp usernames, letting users chat and join groups without sharing their phone numbers. A major privacy upgrade that brings WhatsApp in line with Telegram.

Claiming your WhatsApp username takes under a minute, but there are a few rules and one important caveat about timing you should understand first.

WhatsApp usernames are coming later this year, but reservations are open now, and with three billion users on the platform, the good names are going fast.

WhatsApp is opening username reservations for its three billion users, letting people connect without sharing their phone number for the first time.

WhatsApp is adding usernames that let people start conversations without sharing their phone numbers, expanding its privacy tools ahead of a wider rollout later in 2026. Users will be able to share a ...

WhatsApp users will soon get the option to choose a username, which should relieve anxiety around privacy, since the messaging app previously required you to share your phone number in order to chat.