City, State/Country – Big news don land as WhatsApp dey ready to drop username support for users. Abeg, no be wetin dem dey call ‘handle’ like for social media o, but real username wey we fit use instead of our phone numbers. Wetin go happen be say, if you no waka fast, your favorite name fit don collect before you even blink.
Since 2009, WhatsApp don dey use phone numbers as the only way to connect people. But as others like Telegram dey shine with username features, e don come time for WhatsApp to face the music. (If you sabi say competition no dey sleep, you go understand this move). WABetaInfo don drop beta code for the new feature, so e no be just talk.
Wetin you fit expect from this new feature? E go allow you to reserve your desired username before e officially launch. Imagine you wan use “BabaNaira” but na some guy wey just create account last week don collect am. Oluwa, no be small wahala.
Meta, wey dey run WhatsApp, don still hold their mouth as dem never confirm when e go land officially. But the way dem take dey arrange this username reservation setup fit mean say we no go wait too long (even if wetin dem dey call ‘phased rollout’ fit make am take time small).
According to WABetaInfo, username no fit begin with ‘www.’ because dem no wan confuse users to think say dem dey chat with website. And if you think say your username go just be numbers or symbols, you go need hold your horses because username must get at least one letter. Small rules dey follow this matter: only small letters and numbers, plus some symbols wey sabi dey follow the pattern.
As more apps dey allow username for privacy, e go make sense say WhatsApp join dem too. You go fit connect with people without your phone number hanging there like heavy mat. And if you don change number before, you go sabi wetin I dey talk!
Majority of users don dey feel say username go help on top their privacy matter, because make we no lie, we no fit tell all our waka to strangers. Meta don mention say WhatsApp get over 3 billion users, no be joke. E go take time to shift everybody enter this new system, but waiting dem don plan fit help people grab their OG usernames before full rollout begin. So, better sharp up and reserve your handle before person dey shine eye for am!
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