A big update is coming for those using WhatsApp, which can completely change the user privacy. Till now, if someone had to chat with someone, whether in the group or from an unknown contact, then your mobile number was visible to the front. But soon WhatsApp is bringing such a feature that you will be able to chat with anyone without showing your number. That is, like apps like Telegram and Signal, now Whatsapp is also going to support username based chatting.

Information about this feature is first of wabetainfo Report It has come out, which said that this feature has been included for testing in Whatsapp beta version 25.17.10.70 of iOS. In this, users will be given the option to set the username of their choice and they will see the same name to others. That is, if you start chatting with a new contact, or talk to an unknown person in a group, then he will only be able to see your username, not your mobile number.

According to the report, the username can be between 3 to 30 characters and can use small letters, numbers, underscore and dots. WhatsApp is bringing this feature to increase “individual privacy”, so that the user can decide the extent to what extent the front should be visible to the front.

So far, WhatsApp has always been resting on the identity system associated with the phone number. But as the demand for users on privacy is increasing, META is now adding new layer of controls to WhatsApp. With the introduction of this feature, WhatsApp will be even more safe for those users who make professionals, public or group interactions and do not want to show their number to everyone.

Although this feature is not available for public release right now, as soon as its testing phase is complete, it will be rolled out for both Android and iOS users. Whatsapp has officially not explained its launch date, but according to reports it is expected to get all the users in this year’s second half this year.

Whatsapp Privacy Features: In today’s digital era, Whatsapp has become an important part of our personal life, not just chatting app. In such a situation, it is very important to take care of your privacy. There have been many such features in Whatsapp that you can make your chats even more safe. Let’s know 5 special privacy settings, which you should activate immediately.

On advance chat privacy

With this feature, you can make a particular chat extra secure. After turning on it, the media cannot be downloaded from that chat nor can chat can be exported. Open the chat to activate it, tap the name on the top and choose “Advanced Chat Privacy”.

End-to-end encrypted to backup

Whatsapp allows you to get backup encryption for this, for saving chats in your cloud. With this, neither Whatsapp nor Google or Apple can read your chats. Go to turn it on. Settings> Chats> Chat Backup> End-to-Ed Encrypted Backup> Turn on.

Take permission to add to the group

Now no one will be able to add you to the group without asking. You can decide who can add you to groups – all, only your contacts or some chosen people. For this: Settings> Privacy> Groups and choose your choice.

Call from unknown number? Now the ring will not call

Calls coming from unknown number from this setting will become automatically silent. She will be seen in the call log but your phone will not ring nor vibrate. Go to turn on: Settings> Privacy> Calls> Silence Unknown Callers.

Use ‘View Once’ feature

If you want to show a photo or video just once, then use this feature. The media will disappear after seeing once and will not be forward. To use it, while sending the media, press the icon with “1” and then send it.

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