{"id":16939,"date":"2026-01-08T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/whatsapp-tests-usernames-as-primary-connection-display\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T19:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:39:00","slug":"whatsapp-tests-usernames-as-primary-connection-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/whatsapp-tests-usernames-as-primary-connection-display\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n                WhatsApp Tests Usernames as Primary Connection Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/whatsapp-tests-usernames-as-primary-connection-display\/#WhatsApp_Tests_Usernames_as_Primary_Connection_Display\" >WhatsApp Tests Usernames as Primary Connection Display<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WhatsApp_Tests_Usernames_as_Primary_Connection_Display\"><\/span>\n                WhatsApp Tests Usernames as Primary Connection Display<br \/>\n            <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediatoday.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/809145\/2026-01-09_09.49.00\/whatsapp-tests-usernames-as-primary-connection-display.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>WhatsApp is moving ahead with its usernames change, with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/whatsapp-username-development\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">new update<\/a> now hiding user phone numbers entirely when viewing their WhatsApp profile.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WhatsApp usernames\" data-imagemodel=\"191685\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/6PNZjpTwyUy4u3zqsfqVijAcwjm5NgNuHJWDGnru7Ug\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS93aGF0c2FwcF91c2VybmFtZXMucG5n.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>As you can see in this example, posted by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/whatsapp-username-development\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">Android Police<\/a>, WhatsApp is currently developing a new profile display that will hide user phone numbers, and will only display your chosen username in the app instead.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>WhatsApp\u2019s been working on the username update for some time, as it looks to move more into line with the social media style approach to identity, while also offering more protection for user phone numbers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Usernames add another layer of separation between your online and IRL identities, which can be particularly valuable when dealing with businesses, or people that you don\u2019t personally know in the app.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Back in November, WhatsApp began informing users of the coming option:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WhatsApp usernames\" data-imagemodel=\"189095\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/-526Hy-fuc4iZ232NJem0xFjT1P_kVdGZBWtcsq14t4\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS93aGF0c2FwcF91c2VybmFtZTIucG5n.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The update also means that brands will be able to create a more unique identity in the app, which can expand your branding efforts. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The change also comes after a team of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span>Austrian researchers uncovered a potential flaw in WhatsApp\u2019s security, which could enable spammers and scammers to gather large databases of phone numbers based on this feature.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>The research team used a range of random phone number combinations in the app to <\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span>extract over 3.5 billion users\u2019 phone numbers from the platform.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>WhatsApp has since confirmed that it has addressed this concern, based on these findings, and has reassured users that there\u2019s no evidence of the process being used as a data gathering option. But the switch to usernames will further plug this gap either way, and ensure that WhatsApp users are not exposing their contact info unwittingly.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span>So, time to get ready for WhatsApp usernames, which will seemingly soon be a key identifier in the app. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediatoday.com\/news\/whatsapp-tests-usernames-as-primary-connection-display\/809145\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp Tests Usernames as Primary Connection Display Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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