Tuesday, 30 June, 2026
WhatsApp Says Goodbye to Phone Numbers
By TechShots Studio
WhatsApp is rolling out its biggest privacy upgrade yet: a username feature that lets over three billion users connect globally without exchanging phone numbers. Available to reserve on the latest app version, usernames hide your contact details from new chats. For maximum security, an optional "username key" ensures strangers need a specific passcode just to send you a first message.
Read full story at TIMES OF INDIA