Are my messages encrypted?

When this is so

• Both of you must have the current version.
• Both of you must have keys.
• This is called end-to-end encryption.
• The server keeps an unreadable envelope.
• The server is the computer that carries the messages.
• If the version is old, there can be an older mode.
• If there are no keys, it can still be the old mode.
• In a group the same applies to the people with the version and keys.

Step by step

1. Open the private chat.
2. Tap the ⋮ menu at the top.
3. Choose „Fingerprint for checking“.
4. Compare the numbers with the other person in person.

Good to know

• We do not say that the protection is enough for every case.
• Traces stay that there is a conversation.
• It also stays between whom it is, and when.
• We do not say that there are no such traces.
• A message to an old key cannot be read.
• Ask for a new one, after the new fingerprint.
• The fingerprint is numbers for checking with the other person.
• Check them in person, or on a call.

See also

• What is the fingerprint for checking?
• What does the server keep, and for how long?
• Why can I not open a message or a photo?