Overview

• WhatsApp has begun rolling out its Message Summaries feature in the US, offering one-tap AI-generated overviews of unread chats exclusively in English.
• The new Writing Help tool appears in WhatsApp’s keyboard as a button that uses private-processing technology to offer users up to three reformulated message styles.
• Advertisements will soon appear in Status and Channels with minimal nonpersonal data and user-configurable ad preferences to maintain end-to-end encryption.
• Beta tests include optional PIN protection and username-based chat to shield phone numbers and let users selectively grant AI access to conversations.
• A redesigned accessibility hub brings higher color contrast, centralized settings for animations and streamlined controls for users with visual sensitivities.