Discord is making changes to its username on the platform. The company recently announced that it is doing away with the old usernames, which include numeric digits as suffixes, and moving to ...

It's the end of an era for Discord usernames, as the social platform is ditching the four-digit tag that it puts at the end of those handles. As noted by Discord, this change will result in every ...

Discord, the popular app that has become the backbone for most gaming communities, has just announced some major changes, and it will involve Discord users having to update their usernames. As shared ...

Discord is making a rather big change for usernames on the platform. With gaming expanding in major ways within the last few years and allowing players to play with each on various platforms, Discord ...

Discord’s plan to drop four-digit-appended usernames for Twitter-style “@” handles is causing considerable upset. The instant messaging app announced it would switch its current format which sees ...

Discord is changing the way usernames work, which includes cutting the four digits at the end of each handle. The chat platform announced the change via an official blog post on May 3. The ...

Discord is making changes to its usernames that will finally eliminate the four-digit "discriminators" that make them so unwieldy. It's also adding a new Display Names option, so the way you appear to ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Discord’s major username changes to adopt standardized handles aren’t sitting well with its longtime users.

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Bottom line: Nearly half of all Discord friend requests fail because the service's case-sensitive usernames with four-digit attachments are too difficult for many users to remember. This is the main ...

Discord has announced that it will soon be removing four-digit discriminators from usernames. Instead, username conventions will be similar to Twitter. All Discord users will be required to update ...

Discord, the popular online gaming platform, and social media service, is set to undergo a major change as it phases out the four-digit tag that follows an individual's username. This change marks a ...