WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging application, is working on a feature that will allow users to do this choose a username for your accountthe same one that will act as a unique name to identify it and that will be displayed by replacing the phone number in the contact information.

Currently this is the account apps is related to the phone number of the users, which identifies the profile based on this data. In this way, the number will be visible to all users with whom you communicate through this application.

However, now the apps is currently developing a new feature that will allow users to choose a unique name for their account, which will identify them to other users. For example, showing the telephone number is no longer necessary and security is increased.

This option has been analyzed by the specialized portal WaBetaInfo, through the analysis of the latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android 2.23.11.15. There, the platform has started developing this feature, although it is not visible for now.

The feature can be found within the profile settings in WhatsApp. This space allows users to choose a username preceded by an at sign, something similar to the username used by other similar platforms such as Telegram.

WaBetaInfo indicates the conversations that are started via the usernames they are still protected by end-to-end encryption.

In any case, the feature is still in development and it is not known when it will be available to the general public.