How to Find Your WhatsApp Username

You can set a username/name on WhatsApp so that others can recognize you.

Your WhatsApp username/name will also be visible in groups.

You can see the usernames of other people by going to the group and tapping on the name of the group.

People that do not contain your contact information saved in their contact can see your username.

If someone already saved your contact information, they can view your name which they have saved.

In this post, I will tell you how to find your WhatsApp username on iPhone or Android and why can’t you see someone’s username.

How to find your WhatsApp username on iPhone

1. Go to WhatsApp and tap on “Settings” available on the bottom bar.
2. Tap on the section that has your profile picture.
3. Your WhatsApp username is shown under your profile picture.

After tapping on the section that shows your profile picture, it will take you to the “Edit Profile” page.

You can edit your WhatsApp profile on the page.

The editing includes your WhatsApp profile picture, username/name, and status.

Additionally, you can also view your registered phone number on WhatsApp.

If you want to change your WhatsApp username, you can do it by tapping on the text field under your profile picture and editing it.

After that, tap on “Done” to save it.

The limit of a maximum number of characters that you can use for your username on WhatsApp is 25.

However, the minimum number of characters you can use is 1.

You do not have to use your real name for your username.

How to find your WhatsApp username on Android

1. Go to WhatsApp and tap on the three dots.
2. Now, tap on “Settings”.
3. Tap on the section that has your profile picture.
4. Your WhatsApp username is available under “Name”.

Tap on the pen icon if you want to change your WhatsApp name.

After tapping on the pen icon, select a username and save your changes.

Your profile picture and status can also be edited.

Your WhatsApp contacts will be able to see the username that you’ve set.

If you’re in a group chat, your username will be visible to other group members.

However, they can only view your username if they haven’t saved your number as a contact.

If they’ve saved you as a contact, they can view the name that you have set on the app.

Why can’t I see someone’s WhatsApp username?

You can’t see someone’s WhatsApp username because you saved them as a contact on your android device.

If you added someone as a contact, their name will be visible to you which you have used for them instead of their WhatsApp username.

You need to put a name when you add someone as a contact.

Let’s suppose that you’ve entered their name as “Arsalan Rauf”.

If so, the name of the person you will see “Arsalan Rauf” in a group chat instead of their username.

The reason behind it is that the name of the person in your contact list will override their username on WhatsApp.

Therefore, when you check the users in a group chat, you will see a mixture of names and numbers.

WhatsApp usernames will be visible to you if you haven’t added them as a contact on your phone.

Their username will be available at the bottom right of their card.

Final Words

You can use your original name as your username if you want people to easily recognize you on WhatsApp.

However, if you want to hide your name and remain anonymous, you can use a nickname.

WhatsApp has various features that enable you to remain anonymous.

You can disable certain privacy settings apart from the nickname.

You can disable a privacy setting in WhatsApp that is, the “Last Seen” setting.

The “Last Seen” setting can be set to “Nobody” to prevent everyone from viewing when you’re last online on WhatsApp.

Other than the “Last Seen” setting, you can also set your profile photo and status to “Nobody” or “My Contacts”.

If you set a privacy setting to “My Contacts”, it will only allow your contacts to see it.

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