WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger chats will improve security, create an iMessage-like experience

Zuckerberg says merging WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger chats will improve security, create an iMessage-like experience A report last week suggested that Facebook is planning to combine Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram messaging into a single, unified platform. During Facebook’s Q4 2018 earnings call this evening, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that this is something the company is considering but said it’s not happening this year.

WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger chats will improve security, create an iMessage-like experience

Zuckerberg says merging WhatsApp, Instagram & Messenger chats will improve security, create an iMessage-like experience

A report last week suggested that Facebook is planning to combine Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram messaging into a single, unified platform. During Facebook’s Q4 2018 earnings call this evening, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that this is something the company is considering but said it’s not happening this year.

Speaking to investors today, Zuckerberg said that the combination of Messenger, WhatsApp, And Instagram is still in the early stages of planning. As noted by The Verge, he said that “to whatever term we end up doing this” would likely not show up until 2020 or later.