News & Reviews:   chats

Meta has announced a new feature for Threads called Live Chats, designed to bring real-time, public group conversations into the platform during major events. Rather than being a typical feature update, this move signals a bigger shift in how Threads wants users to engage with content, especially during live moments like sports matches, entertainment drops, or breaking news.

According to WhatsAppBetaInfo, WhatsApp is currently developing a small change that will allow Status to be displayed directly at the top of the 'Chats ' tab. That said, what should you know about it?

Instagram is preparing to remove end-to-end encryption (E2EE) from its direct messaging system, marking a notable shift in how private conversations are handled on the platform. The change will take effect on 8 May 2026, after which encrypted chats will no longer be supported inside Instagram. While it may sound counterintuitive, Meta says the feature was not widely used, which played a major role in the decision to discontinue it.

Nobody wants to read and catch up on a "million" messages after a long day. This is why WhatsApp is introducing a new Private Message Summaries feature aimed at helping users read a summary of what they have missed in their most active chats.

WhatsApp has rolled out another most-requested feature, allowing Android users to transfer their chats to iOS devices. Migrating chat data from iOS to Android was made possible with the release of the iPhone-to-Android chat migration tool about a year ago. Therefore, we're glad that the platform finally figured out how to let the users do it the other way around.