WhatsApp to introduce usernames, no need to share your phone number now
Babushahi Network
Chandigarh, June 30, 2026: In a major step towards introducing privacy feature, WhatsAPP is introducing usernames, a major privacy feature designed to help you connect with new people without giving away your phone number.
According to Meta people can reserve their username now, before the feature launches later this year.
Meta said that it was introducing usernames for WhatsApp. Starting this week, you can reserve a username to use later this year when we launch this feature. With over three billion people on WhatsApp a lot of names overlap, which is why we’re opening reservations early so everyone has the opportunity to select the username that matters to them.
Usernames are our latest step to make WhatsApp even more private. There’s no directory to browse and no suggestions – people will need to know your exact username to contact you for the first time. To help control who can reach you on WhatsApp with your username, we’ve built an optional username key that others will need to know to message you.
Reserving your optional username takes just a few seconds on the latest version of WhatsApp — go to Settings > Account > Username.
We’ll be rolling out usernames gradually over the coming months and will notify you in WhatsApp when they’re available in your country.