WhatsApp to let people chat without swapping phone numbers

14 points by reconnecting a month ago · 3 comments

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ChrisArchitect a month ago

Official post: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/its-time-to-reserve-your-w... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48722773)

Grimblewald a month ago

Vendor lockin disguised as a feature.

MikeNotThePope a month ago

My phone number is the ultimate vendor lock in. A username/handle would be an improvement.