iMessage Vs WhatsApp GettyWhatsApp is playing catch-up with its rivals on security and functionality—especially iMessage. Far from catapulting WhatsApp ahead of iMessage, the leaked code appears to leave Facebook’s messaging giant far behind—even before Apple’s major iMessage update later this year. WhatsApp linked devices WABetaInfoBut iMessage is much more than linked devices, it’s a fully synchronized ecosystem that is fully protected by end-to-end encryption. “iCloud keeps your entire message history updated and available on all of your devices,” Apple explains. Let’s remember, it was the iMessage versus WhatsApp privacy label comparison that kick-started much of the Facebook backlash with WhatsApp users earlier this year.

Source: Forbes May 08, 2021 10:40 UTC