End-to-end encryption has arrived for Facebook for both voice and video calls, perhaps to instill in users a sense of the platform being safe from snoopers. since facebook MessengerThe ‘Secret Conversations’ option that allows users to text someone who already has end-to-end encryption for a long time may make you wonder what happened Facebook It took so long to get it to make voice and video calls. Was it because of the popularity of WhatsApp, which was later acquired by Facebook? According to Facebook, Messenger’s popularity has recently seen a boom with more than 150 million video calls a day making a solid case for adding end-to-end encryption, a feature that’s claimed to be a -One-to-one chats are completely secure and prevent any third party from viewing them.
The end-to-end encrypted call feature has some strong competition, especially after the pandemic. as rivals zoom And Signal. AppleFacetime has it too. Since users are already flocking to Messenger, this feature is only geared to make some profit for the platform.
Facebook has also updated the expiry message feature with more options. Now, you have the option to set a timer for missing messages from 5 seconds to 24 hours. The company has also said that some test features will be added to encrypted chats in the coming weeks.
The social media company is also planning to introduce end-to-end encryption in Direct Messages on Instagram, first with limited testing in a few countries. To use the feature, users will need to have an existing chat or follow each other.
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