WhatsApp moves beyond phone numbers with new usernames
Meta will soon let WhatsApp users chat with usernames, not just phone numbers. The company now lets users reserve usernames ahead of the launch if they're on the latest version on…
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WhatsApp is a messaging application that supports sending text, voice, images, and video over the internet to individual users and groups.
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