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0x0@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Plopp@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t know… Usernames are paired with numbers, so they shouldn’t be all that exclusive and hence it shouldn’t trigger an avalanche of people rushing to get the username they desire.

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  • synapse1278@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I thought the goal of the username was to also have the ability to use Signal without any phone number at all

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    • Spotlight7573@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nope, you still need a phone number. You just don’t need to give the phone number out to contacts you want to talk with and can instead use the username.

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      • synapse1278@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ah yes, I see that now by ready the blog post more carefully.

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  • 0x0@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They are paired and, I think, exclusive (albeit with random numbers attached at the end so maybe meh).

    Who knows… session seems interesting.

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