{"id":22367,"date":"2026-06-29T16:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/its-time-to-reserve-your-whatsapp-username\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:03:18","slug":"its-time-to-reserve-your-whatsapp-username","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scannn.com\/lv\/its-time-to-reserve-your-whatsapp-username\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time to Reserve Your WhatsApp Username"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When someone new walks into your life \u2014 a classmate, a neighbor, someone you meet at an event \u2014 sharing a phone number can feel like a big step. That\u2019s because a phone number is personal and it\u2019s tied to so many parts of your life. Sometimes you just want to chat without handing over your digits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is also true for group conversations. You want to join the parent chat for the soccer team but you\u2019re not ready to give your phone number to people you\u2019ve never met.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s why we\u2019re 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\u2019re opening reservations early so everyone has the opportunity to select the username that matters to them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For most people, choosing a WhatsApp username should be something unique that only people you want to contact you will know. If you need help picking one, we have a username generator to make one work just for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also know that some people like creators, small businesses, and organizations may want to maintain a consistent presence online. For them, we reserved an <a href=\"https:\/\/faq.whatsapp.com\/2535820043482794\">option to claim<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0their existing Instagram or Facebook username on WhatsApp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Usernames are our latest step to make WhatsApp even more private. There\u2019s no directory to browse and no suggestions \u2013 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\u2019ve built an optional username key that others will need to know to message you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once we launch usernames, when you message a person or business for the first time they will no longer see your phone number, if you enabled your username.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reserving your optional username takes just a few seconds on the latest version of WhatsApp \u2014 go to <\/span>Settings &gt; Account &gt; Username<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019ll be rolling out usernames gradually over the coming months and will notify you in WhatsApp when they\u2019re available in your country.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2026\/06\/its-time-to-reserve-your-whatsapp-username\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When someone new walks into your life \u2014 a classmate, a neighbor, someone you meet at an event \u2014 sharing a phone number can feel like a big step. That\u2019s because a phone number is personal and it\u2019s tied to so many parts of your life. 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