Therefore, the CEO explained that merging these platforms would offer more secure end-to-end encryption. the WhatsApp messaging app for 19 billion. The Verge reported on Friday, that many of its employees noticed an updated popped up in the Instagram app with the message that there is a new way to message on the Instagram app.

Those who are unaware, currently, only WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption and it is not available on Facebook’s Messenger and Instagram. The recent update on Instagram changes the in-app messaging feature and merges it with Facebook Messenger. Additionally, the merger of the three platforms would broaden the availability of end-to-end encryption.

Zuckerberg said that the project - “to whatever term we end up doing this” - would likely not show up until 2020 and beyond, TheVerge reported. Also Read - Meta warns against Android, iOS apps for stealing users' Facebook password Now, the information has been confirmed that the social media giant is planning to merge its WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram platforms, but not this year. The company’s CEO made the announcement during Facebook’s Q4 2018 earnings call. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. A report recently surfaced online stating that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg might combine its messaging systems into a single, unified system. Shannon Liao / The Verge: Facebook says it is working to bring its services back online as users around the world report issues with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Oculus, and WhatsApp While you can open the apps, theyre missing major functions Facebook and Instagram appear to be partially down for some users around the world today.

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