WhatsApp Now Lets You Save a Contact's Username

[MacRumors]

Following its username feature rollout, WhatsApp is now letting users save a contact's username when they add their name and phone number. The username field is shown between the first and last name fields and the phone number section.

You can add a new contact in WhatsApp by tapping the + button in the navigation bar of the Chats tab. According to WABetaInfo, when usernames become more widely available, WhatsApp will populate the username field automatically when users create a new contact from the chat info screen.

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[gegy]

Stopped using WhatsApp years ago.

 

[gleepskip]

This story must be tongue-in-cheek, so I'll play along.

I'm blown away at the innovation at WhatsApp. They've done something no one has ever considered before: saving the username of the person you are communicating with. I hope in a future release, they let you carry on multiple conversations with different people. Imagine the possibilities.

 

[Dedid27]

Only the US still uses SMS. It’s funny when they announce new features for Messenger during keynotes.

 

[Sanmi]

Wow I’ve been waiting for this for years
This will elevate WhatsApp usage so much

🙄

 

[svish]

Don't know how much useful it will be. I don't use WhatsApp frequently.

 

[Hammerd]

Nice try Mark

 

[rosie.macEvans]

it’s useful for privacy, but I don’t think it’s a groundbreaking feature, WhatsApp is basically catching up with what Telegram has had for years.

 

[Cod3rror]

I want to give a custom name to the conversation I am having with someone without saving them as a global contact.

I don't want the conversation to say "+342 548 8343 3243" and I don't want it to say "Shrek75". I want to give it a custom name and call it "Bob the carpenter from the 5th street".

Can I do that? If not, get back to work.