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 getting rid of the four-digit suffixes appended to usernames and pushing users to grab new handles on the service. Discord is getting rid of the four-digit suffixes appended to usernames ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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Discord is making "big changes" to how identities work on the platform, a move that will force you to change your username, The Verge reported. Up until now, the company has appended four-digit tags ...

The popular chat and streaming app Discord Inc. is undergoing a major change to require all users to edit their usernames to match other social media apps like Twitter and Instagram. The app has grown ...

Discord is a mess. That’s not just one fuddy-duddy tech writer’s opinion, it’s effectively the official word from Discord itself. As part of an effort to be more straightforward and user-friendly, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The social app Discord, a favorite of gamers, inadvertently stirred internal strife after announcing last week that it will force its millions of members to pick new usernames. Now the ...

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.

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 ...