New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.

WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It’s revealed some more details on how that will work.

— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers.

— Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp’s standards

— WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won’t become interoperable

  • Greg ClarkeEnglish
    17·
    10 months ago

    It’ll be end to end encrypted. As far as I’m aware, beeper needs access to messages send cross platform

    • Disinfect056@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      “End to end” lol if meta owns the keys there is not such a thing as End to end. Unless they open the code of whatsapp like Signal does we cna never truat their “end to end”