This is WhatsApp’s new idea to make you feel ‘safe’ around chats, calls

Meta-owned Instant Messaging app WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will make it more obvious that the instant messaging app is actually end-to-end encrypted. The app brings two new indicators to inform users that calls on WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted. The new indicators are displayed on either the call screen and the status screen on iOS version of WhatsApp.

On the call screen, users are told that their calls are protected by end-to-end encryption. The feature was first found by WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo, which also shared a screenshot of the new indicators. According to the screenshots, the call screen on WhatsApp shows a “Your personal calls are encrypted from end to end” below the call list. The status screen also displays an indicator that says “Your status is encrypted from end to end” in the screens shared in the report.

WhatsApp has been emphasizing its end-to-end encryption capabilities since earlier this year, where Meta-owned app was involved in controversies over updates to its policies and terms of use. Although WhatsApp cannot read the contents of your messages, the metadata (information about your message) is not encrypted and is shared with the parent company Meta (formerly Facebook).