Meta Introduces End-to-End Encryption for Messenger Chats and Calls
Meta’s Messenger, a widely used messaging platform, has announced a major upgrade: end-to-end encryption (E2E) for all personal chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook. This means that by default, your messages and calls will be encrypted from the moment they leave your device until they reach the recipient’s device. This prevents anyone, including Meta, from accessing the content of your communications.
Previously, while encryption existed on these platforms, it wasn’t automatically enabled for personal messages and calls. Now, this new update ensures that your messages are protected without needing any additional settings.
Despite concerns that enhanced security might limit features, Meta assures users that familiar functions like themes and custom reactions will remain. Additionally, there are exciting new features introduced, including the ability to edit and send disappearing messages, control read receipts, enhance photo and video sharing, and improve voice messaging.
Regarding message editing, users can edit their messages within a 15-minute window after sending them. If someone reports a message before it was edited, Meta will have access to the message edit history.
Disappearing messages will now last for 24 hours after being sent, and the chat interface will notify users about this feature. The control over read receipts allows users to decide whether others can see if they’ve read their messages, reducing the pressure to respond immediately.
Users can expect higher image quality, improved response options for photos or videos in a collection, and ongoing testing of HD media and file sharing enhancements. Meta aims to expand these improvements to all users in the coming months.
Voice messaging, a rapidly growing format, is also getting an upgrade. Users will now have the option to listen at 1.5x and 2x speeds and resume listening where they left off, even if they exit the app momentarily.
The rollout of these updates will occur gradually over several months. Once updated, users will need to set up a recovery method (such as a PIN) to restore their messages in case of device loss, change, or addition.
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