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Latest WhatsApp beta for Android bringing maximum chat security with End-To-End encryption

WhatsApp has launched a new beta update for Android with version 2.20.205.6 that brings a new End-To-End Chats feature. Currently, this feature is not available for general WhatsApp users at the moment.

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The main difference between future updates and now is the capability of reading ‘Messages and calls in end-to-end encrypted chats that stay between you and the people or business, which selected by you. So not even WhatsApp can read or listen to them.

The first change will be added to WhatsApp Settings > Account >Security.

According to WhatsApp, that there might be different kinds of chats where end-to-end encryption is not supported. The company also found some small references that might recommend chats to become end to end encrypted in ‘a decrypted state’.

Security codes allow us to verify if a chat is end-to-end encrypted. They discovered that there might be some chats where this will not possible because security codes will not available.

Some businesses will be able to select Facebook, to securely store messages and respond to users. While Facebook will not automatically use your messages to inform the ads that you see.

There is a possibility for businesses to select Facebook, where to store messages will be enabled in 2021. We can read in the FAQ that, the encryption status can not change without the change is visible to the user of an end-to-end encrypted chat.

In 2021 businesses can select Facebook to store chats (confirmed by WhatsApp), security codes might be unavailable in certain chats, and more.

Source: Wabetainfo

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