New features are constantly being added to WhatsApp, which improves the experience of users using WhatsApp and increases security. Recently, a new feature has been coming to WhatsApp.
Now, a new feature is coming through that will require no phone number to run WhatsApp. You don’t even need a phone number to search. You can search by username. The name of this new feature is the username search feature.
According to WABetaInfo, the search bar will enable users to search for contacts using their chosen username, which will become an alternative to private phone number sharing. Apart from this, you will get several benefits through this feature. Find out about them –
OPTIONAL USERNAME CONFIGURATION FOR USERS
Users have complete authority over the decision to set a username. This allows users to communicate with people without providing their phone numbers.
ENHANCED PRIVACY THROUGH USERNAME SEARCH
This feature allows people to communicate with others without having to share their phone numbers. As a result, it is possible to maintain more control over their personal information.
THE SIMPLE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
It will communicate with friends, family, or acquaintances by username. It will eliminate the process of asking for and exchanging phone numbers. Users can share their usernames in this case, which makes it more convenient for others to find and contact them within the app.
FUTURE UPDATE RELEASE
This new username search feature is under development and is expected to be part of a future update for the WhatsApp application.
WABetaInfo added on its site, “A feature to search users by their username is under development and will be available in a future update of the app. “