WhatsApp will soon summarise your chats privately, thanks to Meta AI
Meta introduced Meta AI to WhatsApp in April 2024. Since then, the company has been actively working to bring new features on board. These features aim to make WhatsApp more user-friendly and efficient. Adding on to the list, Meta's messaging app is currently working on to introduce a message summarisation feature. Powered by MetaAI, the feature is designed to summerise your chats in personal conversations, groups, and channels. This will not only help you understand the crux of the message, but will also save you time. According to the WABeta report, this feature has already been rolled out for the WhatsApp Beta version. advertisementWhatsApp message summarisation featureWhatsApp is working on a new feature that will let you catch up on long conversations more easily by offering private summaries of unread messages, powered by Meta AI. This function is particularly useful for group chats and busy channels, where staying on top of new messages can be overwhelming. How will it work? According to the WABeta report, when a conversation has a high volume of unread messages, a button will appear prompting you to generate a summary. If you choose to use it, your request will be securely handled using Meta's Private Processing technology, an infrastructure specifically designed to protect message content. The entire process is carried out in a secure environment, ensuring that neither WhatsApp, Meta, nor any third party has access to your messages. The summary is delivered directly back to your device without any of the message content being stored or retained.advertisement
Despite the strong privacy safeguards in place — with many parts of the Private Processing system even being open-sourced for scrutiny by security researchers — the feature will not be available in chats where Advanced Chat Privacy is turned on. This is not due to concerns about the technology's security, but rather to respect users who prefer not to use AI-based tools in certain conversations.The summarisation option will appear in chats, groups, and channels, giving users a quick way to regain context without trawling through every message — all while upholding end-to-end encryption. The feature is expected to be included in a future update.WhatsApp's Advanced Chat Privacy featureMeta has introduced a new Advanced Chat Privacy setting on WhatsApp, offering users even greater control over their conversations—particularly useful in group chats where not all participants are personally familiar with one another.This latest feature builds on WhatsApp's existing privacy toolkit, which already includes disappearing messages and chat locks. Now, you can go a step further by disabling chat exports, stopping media from being saved automatically, and blocking the use of your messages with external AI tools.Once activated, Advanced Chat Privacy applies to everyone in the chat. To enable it, simply open the chat or group, tap the name at the top, and choose the new privacy option. Meta says this setting is designed with sensitive discussions in mind—especially in cases where people may be discussing personal matters but aren't closely connected.The goal is to give users more peace of mind, knowing that their content remains within the app and under their control.
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