The world’s most popular messaging app, WhatsApp, has finally started testing a feature that users have been waiting for for a long time. This feature related to usernames is being considered one of the major updates of 2026. Now there will be no need to share a phone number to contact a new person, but it will be possible to communicate through a username. Users will go to WhatsApp settings and click on their profile photo, where they will see the option to create a username. Moreover, users can also use their usernames from other social media platforms, such as Facebook or Instagram, here if they wish, which will make identification even easier.

Source: The Patriot April 10, 2026 17:15 UTC