devtake.dev — WhatsAppArticles on devtake.dev covering WhatsApp.https://devtake.dev/en-usWhatsApp swapped its six-digit two-step verification PIN for a real passwordhttps://devtake.dev/article/whatsapp-2sv-password-passkeys/https://devtake.dev/article/whatsapp-2sv-password-passkeys/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.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 GMTsecuritysecuritypasskeysauthenticationpasswordsphishingsim-swapcredential-theftmetaluca-reinhardtMeta pulled encryption from Instagram DMs today. WhatsApp and Messenger keep theirs.https://devtake.dev/article/instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-2026/https://devtake.dev/article/instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-2026/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.Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 GMTpolicymetainstagramencryptionprivacyend-to-end-encryptionpolicytake-it-down-actchild-safetyclara-wexler