In recent times, messaging services such as Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp have enabled end-to-end encryption, and in Q202 XNUMX, the company behind Facebook, Meta, announced that it has started testing the integration of end-to-end encryption into the messaging app Messenger.
End-to-end encryption (end-to-end encryption or E2EE) is a security feature that protects data during a message exchange, so that the content can only be accessed by the two ends of the communication: the sender and the receiver.
A Goal started to test standard encryption last August. At the time, they said they expected to roll out the Facebook Messenger update sometime in 2023. The social media company didn't provide an updated timeline, but the expansion of the feature brings Meta considerably closer to that goal. Of the most varied resources that was not expected.
Now the user can choose themes, set profiles for group chats and use custom emojis as well as reactions. Live status and web link views now work in this more secure mode, while Android audiences can enjoy floating bubbles to chat while using other apps.
