Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that WhatsApp is “far more private and secure” than iMessage.
“WhatsApp is far more private and secure than iMessage, with end-to-end encryption that works across both iPhones and Android, including group chats,” he wrote in a post on his Instagram account.
“With WhatsApp, you can also set all new chats to disappear with the tap of a button. And last year we introduced end-to-end encrypted backups too. All of which iMessage still doesn’t have.”
WhatsApp is also rumoured to be adding an edit message button, that would allow users to edit messages after sending them.
According to WABetaInfo, messages will only be editable for 15 minutes after the time of sending, and they will carry an edited tag.
Apple and Meta have had an ongoing rivalry for some time, with the tension between the two tech giants growing more recently.
Meta has accused Apple of hurting small businesses and its ads business by introducing measures that allow iPhone users to opt-out of tracking in apps and websites across other websites.
