your phone number is personal and sometimes you want to connect without handing it over. that's why we're introducing usernames for WhatsApp.
starting this week, you can reserve a username to use later this year when we launch the feature. It takes just a few seconds, make sure you have the latest version of WhatsApp and then go to Settings > Account > Username.
@DataC58218@XScharo Spamming new pairs ain't nothing new, you would know it if you ever watched the new pairs tab for more than 30 seconds in the past year and a half