Facebook Messenger adds end-to-end encryption and screenshot notification

Facebook Messenger is preparing to receive an important list of new features, among which are the end-to-end encryption of calls and chats , the notification of taking screenshots and many other new features that represent a very important update.

It’s probably one of the biggest updates of 2022 , and it’s the first this year. Each and every one of the new features that we are going to list below should be available on Facebook Messenger in the coming weeks, although no date has been announced.

Therefore, as soon as the update is available, it is highly recommended to install it because, apart from the usual corrections and improvements that it could incorporate, you will be able to enjoy very attractive news, of which we are going to give you all the details below.

End to end encryption

End-to-end encryption is finally added to all Facebook Messenger conversations, a feature that also reaches voice calls and video calls, so this type of connection will now be more secure and private.

The functionality will reach all users as soon as you install the Facebook Messenger update, thus joining other apps like WhatsApp that have already included end-to-end encryption for quite some time.

Screenshot Notice

Facebook Messenger will also notify you when screenshots of conversations are taken through a notice in the chat itself in the form of a message, although this functionality will only be enabled in those messages that disappear.

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In other words, we can only know if someone takes a screenshot of an ephemeral Facebook conversation , if the person you are talking to takes a screenshot, you will see the informative message that this has occurred in the chat itself, the same will happen in the of the other person if the one making the capture is you.

GIFs, stickers and reactions

To further enrich the conversation experience, the possibility of sending GIFs, stickers and reactions in chats with end-to-end encryption is added . As for the reactions, you can see them by pressing and holding the message in question to which you want to react.

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When you make that gesture, a small menu will open with a list of 6 reactions, although if you only want to use the reaction of the heart, it would be enough to quickly double-click on the message. This is the same thing we saw on Twitter, which prepares the ability to like tweets with a double tap.

Replies to messages

Facebook Messenger will also include the ability to reply to messages , as is already possible in apps like WhatsApp. To do this you have two options, either slide the message to the side to respond to that specific message or keep it pressed.

In this way, the conversation becomes more agile when responding to specific messages when someone writes to you very quickly. You can choose the option that is faster and more comfortable for you at all times.

Message typing and forwarding indicator

Two other novelties that Facebook Messenger will incorporate are the writing indicator and the forwarding of messages . The first consists of an icon with three points that appears in the chat that tells you when the other person is writing, as it happens in WhatsApp.

This possibility will be available in encrypted 1:1 and group chats. As for forwarding messages, basically you can select a specific message from a conversation and forward it to another person, several people or within a group.

Verification badge and save media

To identify authentic accounts, profile verification badges will also be available in Facebook Messenger, specifically in conversations with the new end-to-end encryption.

In the new update of the Facebook messaging application, users will also be able to save photos or videos that they send you in any conversation just by long pressing on that content, it will be saved in the phone gallery.

Video and photo editing

Another novelty is the new photo and video editor , available to use when you are going to send any of these files. You will see it before sending them, so that you can edit them before sending them, where you can add text, stickers, etc.

Each and every one of the new features of Facebook Messenger mentioned above will be available soon through an update, so soon you will be able to enjoy all of them in the mobile app, so as soon as it is available, do not hesitate to update the app.