Juggling between different messaging apps to text that one person who isn’t on WhatsApp because privacy, duh, can be tiresome. However, WhatsApp, which currently has 2 billion users, is working to change that. In response to the European Union‘s Digital Markets Act, WhatsApp is planning to allow people to message you from any application they choose.
This move towards interoperability, as explained by WhatsApp’s engineering director, Dick Brouwer, in a Wired interview, offers a promising solution to this common annoyance. So, no more silos of group chats and contacts across different platforms, just simpler and more seamless communication.
WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, must open its platform to others within six months under the Digital Markets Act, as it is identified as one of the “gatekeepers”
Dick Brouwer, the engineering director, recognizes the challenge of balancing interoperability while maintaining WhatsApp’s privacy, security, and integrity standards. WhatsApp has been working on a way for other messaging apps to communicate with its service while maintaining end-to-end encryption for the past two years. He is pleased with the outcome, saying, “I think we’re pretty happy with where we’ve landed.”
Meta’s WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable with other messaging apps according to Europe’s regulations. Initially, users will be able to send text messages, images, voice messages, videos, and files to each other. Calls and group chats will be added later. This will allow users to communicate with one another on WhatsApp through third-party apps, such as iMessage, Telegram, and Signal, among others.
Brouwer notes that this would be an opt-in for users. one of the core requirements here, and this is important, is for users for this to be opt-in,” says Brouwer. “I can choose whether or not I want to participate in being open to exchanging messages with third parties. This is important because it could be a big source of spam and scams.” Users who opt-in will see messages from other apps in a separate “third-party chats” inbox at the top of their chats.
Companies wishing to interoperate must sign an agreement and follow WhatsApp’s terms. There are concerns about how WhatsApp will ensure the safety and encryption of messages when integrating with other services, so getting all of them on board could take some time. Brouwer says that the company has “several months.”
WhatsApp plans to require messaging services that connect with it to use the Signal Protocol for encrypting messages, the protocol its systems are based on. “We think that the best way to deliver this approach is through a solution that is built on WhatsApp’s existing client-server architecture,” said Brouwer.
Brouwer says they are still developing the interoperability features for companies to integrate with it. WhatsApp plans to announce its upcoming changes in the next month as the European Union’s Digital Markets Act goes into effect.
This move towards interoperability, as explained by WhatsApp’s engineering director, Dick Brouwer, in a Wired interview, offers a promising solution to this common annoyance. So, no more silos of group chats and contacts across different platforms, just simpler and more seamless communication.
WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, must open its platform to others within six months under the Digital Markets Act, as it is identified as one of the “gatekeepers”
Dick Brouwer, the engineering director, recognizes the challenge of balancing interoperability while maintaining WhatsApp’s privacy, security, and integrity standards. WhatsApp has been working on a way for other messaging apps to communicate with its service while maintaining end-to-end encryption for the past two years. He is pleased with the outcome, saying, “I think we’re pretty happy with where we’ve landed.”
Meta’s WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable with other messaging apps according to Europe’s regulations. Initially, users will be able to send text messages, images, voice messages, videos, and files to each other. Calls and group chats will be added later. This will allow users to communicate with one another on WhatsApp through third-party apps, such as iMessage, Telegram, and Signal, among others.
Brouwer notes that this would be an opt-in for users. one of the core requirements here, and this is important, is for users for this to be opt-in,” says Brouwer. “I can choose whether or not I want to participate in being open to exchanging messages with third parties. This is important because it could be a big source of spam and scams.” Users who opt-in will see messages from other apps in a separate “third-party chats” inbox at the top of their chats.
Companies wishing to interoperate must sign an agreement and follow WhatsApp’s terms. There are concerns about how WhatsApp will ensure the safety and encryption of messages when integrating with other services, so getting all of them on board could take some time. Brouwer says that the company has “several months.”
WhatsApp plans to require messaging services that connect with it to use the Signal Protocol for encrypting messages, the protocol its systems are based on. “We think that the best way to deliver this approach is through a solution that is built on WhatsApp’s existing client-server architecture,” said Brouwer.
Brouwer says they are still developing the interoperability features for companies to integrate with it. WhatsApp plans to announce its upcoming changes in the next month as the European Union’s Digital Markets Act goes into effect.
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