5 Easy Steps to Encrypt Your Conversations on Facebook Messenger

By Prajith
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Facebook has rolled out the end-to-end encryption feature to its popular instant messaging app, the Facebook Messenger on October 4, 2016. Though it took a while for the company, especially after rolling out this feature to WhatsApp, it has finally managed to achieve this feat.

5 Easy Steps to Encrypt Your Conversations on Facebook Messenger

However, akin to WhatsApp, this feature isn't enabled directly on the Messenger. Instead, you'll have to turn it on for each conversation you make on the app.

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In this article, we will walk you through the step-by-step process to enable encryption on Facebook Messenger app. Take a look at it below.

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Step 1: Open the Facebook Messenger app

Step 1: Open the Facebook Messenger app

In order to enable the encryption on the Messenger app, open it and follow the below instructions.

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Step 2: Start a conversation

Step 2: Start a conversation

Initiate a new conversation as you'd otherwise to enable the encryption i.e. by tapping the new conversation icon.

Step 3: Tap on the ‘i’ icon

Step 3: Tap on the ‘i’ icon

Once you open a previous message thread or initiate a new conversation click on the ‘i' button located on the top right corner of your screen (for Android users). If you own an iOS device click on the name of the user (at top of the screen).

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Step 4: Click on Secret Conversation

Step 4: Click on Secret Conversation

On scrolling down, you'll see the "Secret Conversation" option. Click on it.

Step 5: Your chats are now end-to-end encrypted

Step 5: Your chats are now end-to-end encrypted

Voila! Your chat conversations are now end-to-end encrypted. Meaning no one will be able to see your conversation expect for you and the person you intend to send the message.

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