X launches X Numbers
According to The Economic Times Tech, WhatsApp has introduced a username feature that lets users find people in the app by their unique names instead of their phone numbers. WhatsApp says it has more than 3 billion users globally, and until now it allowed anyone with a user's phone number to contact them.
Key facts
- 01WhatsApp introduced a username feature that lets users find people by their unique names in the app.
- 02WhatsApp says it has more than 3 billion users globally.
- 03Previously, WhatsApp allowed anyone with a user’s phone number to contact them.
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