As per WABetaInfo, an update is in the pipeline for the Instant Messaging Leader, WhatsApp, as it plans to release an update that will replace phone numbers with usernames in the chat list.
So, when this happens, with this new feature, users shall be able to see the username instead of the phone number when you receive a message from an unknown number.
How Does the Feature Work?
As per the WABetaInfo, the latest WhatsApp Beta version 2.22.25.10 will make it easier for the users to identify messages from unknown numbers as they will now appear with the push name instead of just the phone number of the user. After the update is released for all users, you will be able to identify the user trying to reach you through the push name that will be visible in your chat list.
The phone number shall now be given the secondary position within the chat bubble and the chat list for unknown or unsaved contacts.
This shall give more importance to the names so that one can immediately identify the user in group chats and from unknown contacts.
The app in the month of December last year, introduced a new feature that swapped phone numbers with push names in group chats enabling users to easily identify users.
This feature has been now extended from the groups to the chat list.
This will make it easy to identify the messenger without having to save the contact on the device.
Who can access the feature?
This new update is only limited to the best users throughout the latest WhatsApp 2.23.5.12 version for android users and WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.5.0.73.
Other upcoming WhatsApp features include the profile icons within group chats and the introduction of 21 new emojis in the charts.
One more major feature would include enabling and empowering the admins to have more control over the members joining the group through the WhatsApp link.
This will allow admins to restrict users that can join the group and manage it more efficiently.
In order to keep the users hooked to the app, new updates are being released by the Instant Messaging Platform in the beta version to be tested and hence the required changes will be released to all the users later.
