WhatsApp begins rolling out username reservations to select users
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Jeeva Shanmugam
4d ago· 3 min readenNews
Summary
Meta has begun rolling out WhatsApp username reservations, allowing users to claim a unique username before the feature becomes widely available. This marks a shift from WhatsApp's traditional reliance on phone numbers for messaging. The early reservation system is designed to prevent popular usernames from being quickly taken by the platform's three billion users once the full rollout occurs. Currently, the feature is limited and not available to all accounts.
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· 3 pulledMeta has started rolling out WhatsApp username reservations, giving users a chance to claim a unique username before the feature reaches everyone.
The company is opening reservations early because WhatsApp has more than three billion users, and many popular usernames could disappear quickly once the rollout expands.
The feature is still limited, so not every account can use it today.
Meta is rolling out WhatsApp username reservations so users can claim a unique username, share it instead of a phone number, and optionally enable a username key.
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