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2 articles First covered May 8, 2026, latest Aug 25, 2026

Three WhatsApp screens from Meta's announcement: a passkey manager listing a Face ID passkey, an incoming call card from an unsaved number showing country and shared groups, and a create-password form with its character rules

WhatsApp swapped its six-digit two-step verification PIN for a real password

Meta replaced WhatsApp's six-digit two-step verification PIN with a full alphanumeric password, and accounts can now hold more than one passkey across Android and iOS.

Policy·4 months ago

Meta pulled encryption from Instagram DMs today. WhatsApp and Messenger keep theirs.

End-to-end encryption is gone from Instagram DMs as of May 8. Meta cited low adoption for a feature it never turned on by default.