The ability to change your WeChat ID has been in high demand for years.

You might have included your ex's name or perhaps use your birth year, giving away your age every time you add a new friend. Or you might have used your phone number, meaning that people call you every time you don't reply to their messages quickly enough.

The good news is you can finally fix these mistakes as WeChat has decided to let people change their inappropriate WeChat ID, according to a recent announcement from the WeChat team. The function is currently only available to the Android users but it will be available to iOS users as well very soon.

Step one

You need to upgrade WeChat to the latest version

Android 7.0.15

Step two

[Me]-[My Profile]-[WeChat ID]

Step three

Click [Change WeChat ID]

WeChat only allows users to change the WeChat ID once a year. So please think carefully before clicking the button.

To change the ID number successfully, users need to meet the following requirements:

1.You have not changed the WeChat ID in the past year.

2.Your WeChat account is deemed to have no security risks.

In addition, WeChat ‘Pay Score’ is another new function the team has released recently. It evaluates users’ financial credibility through a variety of indicators such as personal identity, payment history and credit history.

[WeChat Pay]-[Wallet]-[WeChat Pay Score]

If your score meets a certain standard, you will be able to enjoy a series of convenient services and discounts. The score will be renewed every month.

According to the WeChat team, more than 1000 service providers including hotels, restaurants and transportation platforms have already adopted the ‘Pay Score’ system through which they will offer deposit exemptions, discounts and other added conveniences.

WeChat Pay's Weibo revealed that Pony Ma, founder of Tencent's score is 835. How about yours?

Author: Jasmine

Editor: Simon