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by igorstellar 628 days ago
it's a privacy feature. I don't want to share my name with someone who doesn't have my contact.
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amarshall 628 days ago
No, it’s not. The name is still visible, but not on the chat list, only the in-app contact card. Thus it’s an anti-privacy feature as it coerces users share all their contacts with Meta.
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skydhash 628 days ago
WhatsApp have a name field that is public. It just does not want to use it for the chat list. Or allow you to edit it client side.
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