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WhatsApp introduces a username key to enhance user privacy against unsolicited messagesUsers can activate, share, and manage their username key via the mobile app onlyExisting contacts are unaffected by the new username key feature for seamless communication
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A username key is designed to protect users from unsolicited messages from strangers. When activated, anyone trying to contact you for the first time using your WhatsApp username must enter the key before a chat can begin.
However, the feature does not affect people who already know your phone number, have previously chatted with you, or are in the same group as you.
WhatsApp announces a new username feature and key to enhance security. Credit: WABetaInfoSource: Getty Images
People who scan your QR code or receive a message from you first can also contact you without needing the key.
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