There were rumors that Facebook was going to make its messaging products interoperable, but now it appears they're about to be a reality. At F8, Messenger's head of consumer product Asha Sharma said that in the future, users will soon be able to send messages across Facebook's three different messaging platforms: Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. "We believe people should be able to talk to anyone anywhere," she said.
This interoperability is just one of many features of the new, upcoming Messenger 5. All messages will also be end-to-end encrypted, which is part of Facebook's recent privacy-focused mantra. It's unclear just yet when this will roll out to users, but it sounds like it'll be some time this year.
Facebook will let users chat across Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp posted first on https://www.engadget.com
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