No phone numbers needed: WhatsApp will soon let you create username for web

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No phone numbers needed: WhatsApp will soon let you create username for web
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will let users create unique usernames for their accounts. But this feature will only come on WhatsApp web for now.
 
What is the use of this feature though? Isn't it just like telegram?

Somehow this feature is coming up just when telegram is on the verge of getting ban.
 
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Puzzled how it will only work for whatsapp web.
If i share only my username on whatsapp web with Person A
Can I not receive messages from Person A on android whatsapp ?
Will be of no use, until works everywhere.

Or how will this work. ?
 
> These usernames can be used to chat with different people without actually exchanging contact numbers. But this feature will only come to the WhatsApp web users for now
 
Puzzled how it will only work for whatsapp web.
If i share only my username on whatsapp web with Person A
Can I not receive messages from Person A on android whatsapp ?
Will be of no use, until works everywhere.

Or how will this work. ?
> These usernames can be used to chat with different people without actually exchanging contact numbers. But this feature will only come to the WhatsApp web users for now
And it is exactly like telegram, isn't it?
 

Apparently, there is a PIN feature together with userid to protect against spam. Considering how inventive spammers are, we can only wait and see the real-world implications.