Meta has made the end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger default, after having it as an option for users since 2016.
The platform has also added disappearing messages, turning off read receipts, speed controls of voice playback and the ability to edit messages after 15 minutes of being sent. All these will be rolling out to everyone in the coming months, says Meta.
An Overhaul of Facebook Messenger
Meta, in it’s latest update to Facebook Messenger, added many new features to enhance user privacy and usability of the platform. Calling it “the biggest set of improvements to Messenger since it was first launched in 2011“, a notable one among them is the default setting of end-to-end encryption for all private chats and calls.
Since it’s now a default setting, Messenger will ask you to set up a PIN in case you want them to be recovered on a new device later on. Though end-to-end encryption has been available since 2016, Meta made it optional for users to utilize it. But now, considering the privacy and data scandals it’s tangled with, Meta wants to win the community and regulatory trust by adding more privacy features – starting with end-to-end encryption being the default.
This aside, Meta has also improved the quality of photos and videos sent through Messenger, similar to WhatsApp’s HD option. The feature is currently in testing with a small test group and will roll out “in the coming months” to all Messenger users.
Further, Meta added the ability to edit messages(for up to 15 minutes after sending), speed options for voice message playback, continued voice message playback outside the chat or app, hiding read receipts and disappearing messages.
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