Messenger added end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chatting in 2016 when it was as yet called Facebook Messenger, and Meta was still Facebook. Presently numerous things have changed, yet the optional feature is fully carried out to everybody, with switches to encrypt text messages as well as group chats and calls. Meta has examined switching to E2EE as a default, yet that may not occur until the next year at the earliest, as certain regulators claim this would harm public safety.
There are two different ways Messenger clients can pick in to the secure chats, either through vanish mode, by swiping up on a current chat to enter one where messages automatically disappear when the window is shut or the original version that was presented in 2016 as Secret Conversations. You can turn that on by flipping the lock icon when you start a new chat.
Notwithstanding a full rollout of the feature, Messenger has a few new features to enable also. Presently, in end-to-end encrypted chats, you can use GIFs, stickers, reactions, and long-press to reply or forward messages. The encrypted chats additionally now support verified badges so that individuals can identify authentic accounts (except if it’s Elon Musk).
You can likewise save media exchanged in the chats, and there’s a Snapchat-style screenshot notification that will be carrying out throughout the next few weeks.