Meta’s announcement comes after years of criticism from child safety groups over feature Instagram will stop encrypting private messages between users from May, after enduring years of criticism from ...

Instagram has said it will remove the option of end-to-end encryption on direct messages after low uptake of the feature. Instagram users sending DMs to each other will not enjoy similar encryption as ...

Meta’s photo-sharing platform Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8, according to an update on its support page. The change ...

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encryption for messages on May 8. If you use the feature, Instagram says you’ll get instructions to download affected ...

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Instagram will officially discontinue end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages on May 8, 2026. Meta cited low user adoption as the primary reason, though the move follows years of regulatory ...

Instagram is to stop encrypting private messages between users from May, after enduring years of criticism from law enforcement and child safety groups over the feature. Meta quietly announced this ...

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Apple’s iOS 26.5 beta brings back RCS encryption, updates Apple Maps, and hints at bigger changes still to come with iOS 27.

Instagram users will soon begin to see pop-up messages with instructions on how to download photos and videos, and transfer them to their phone or a computer storage.

Apple is preparing encrypted RCS support for iPhone, a change that could make messaging with Android users more secure and reduce reliance on SMS.