In February, you can change your Snapchat username

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The ability to change your Snapchat username has always been in demand among users.

But for security reasons, they refused to make that possible – until now.

From February 23, you can change your username on social media snap chatreports Not related. According to the company, this feature has been the most requested over the years.

– As people evolve and grow – it’s important to be able to adapt a username that may not be the right thing for the user, Snapchat wrote Thursday.

It was not safe to change the name

Since the launch of Snapchat in 2011, they have claimed that users cannot change their names for security reasons. Now, however, I have found other ways to select user reports daily Mail. This means that the account no longer needs to be associated with a specific username.

“We have implemented a system based on user ID, which makes it possible to have flexible usernames,” Snapchat told the Daily Mail.

One chance a year for a change

The contact lists, memories, and points you create through your profile will not be affected by the name change. The update will be available on both iOS and Android.

However, it will only be possible to change your name at most once a year.