WhatsApp continues to develop a feature that the community has been eagerly waiting for. This possibility use a username (Use your name) unique instead of phone number To introduce yourself on Messenger.
Web site WABetaInformation discovered that the function is currently in the testing phase on WhatsApp Web, the browser version of the app. So far, No predictions on its implementation in stable practice For all platforms including Android and iOS mobile devices.
Using this feature, each person can choose a username to identify themselves on WhatsApp. Just like in emails, forums and social networks, record is unique – that is, only one person can take a particular nickname, which is “locked” to other interested parties.
In this way Your friends and relatives can find you by your nickname instead of giving your phone number for everyone. Additionally, it makes it easy to find people you know by username, but don’t have enough contact to ask for their mobile phone number.
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Meta has been developing username detection since at least May of last year. Beta versions of Messenger apps already offer a preview of this research, but it’s not yet possible to register or use a username.
How to explain WABetaInformationThe delay is explained by the complexity of implementing this feature on a platform that has always worked from a phone number. The app also needs to ensure that the experience is error-free at launch.
Other features in development for the app include a speech translator for Android, artificial intelligence (AI) profiles with different personalities for chatting, as well as a range of filters and effects for making video calls.
Source: Tec Mundo
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