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WhatsApp is testing a new feature on iPhone where messages automatically disappear once you read them. The privacy-focused feature, called “After reading,” also gives users fine-tuned control over how ...

As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the feature. But this has ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Inspired by the movie Interstellar, a team of researchers figured out—at least hypothetically—how to send messages to the past. The researchers ...

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Google Messages now stores deleted texts for up to 30 days before they are permanently erased. The feature provides a safety net for accidental deletions. Android Go edition users get seven days of ...