With WhatsApp and Messenger, you will be able to write to other messengers: how it works

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Changes awaiting users in the European Union introduce new options for placing Messenger and WhatsApp messages together with chats from other messengers. Chats will be able to be combined and shown together, and separated.

The company has finally lifted the curtain on what its plans for chats from third-party messengers in WhatsApp and Messenger will look like. The Verge writes about it.

In addition, new notifications will appear in Messenger and WhatsApp to let users know when they can connect chats from supported apps. Meta says it has “gone beyond the basic features needed for interoperability” and will offer big features like reactions, direct replies, and typing indicators.

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Next year will also feature < strong>create groups with other people in third-party chats. But Meta's interoperability plan goes beyond messaging — the company says it will roll out support for third-party video and voice calls in 2027.

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Meta has been working on adding chats for a long time from other messengers in WhatsApp and Messenger for EU users. The company is considered a “digital controller” under the EU Digital Markets Act, which means it must meet requirements to make WhatsApp and Messenger compatible with third-party apps such as iMessage, Telegram, Google Messages, Signal and others.

There are some hurdles to overcome, as other companies that want to integrate with WhatsApp and Messenger will have to use the same Signal protocol to keep messages private. In a copy of the agreement that third-party apps must sign, Meta says it will make the Signal protocol available to partners upon request.