Facebook will integrate Messenger, Whatsapp, Instagram

Facebook is reportedly considering considering merging its three messaging service platforms, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger. The integration will allow users to send messages across the messaging platform for the first time.

The Facebook plan was delivered by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to the New York Times in his report, quoted Saturday. The process will involve recoding basic software from three applications to ensure they can be operated as planned.

A WhatsApp user will be able to, for example, send text messages to Instagram users for the first time without having to change applications.

Recoding the software will also involve activating end-to-end encryption (E2E) in all three applications, according to Mike Isaac of the New York Times. While all WhatsApp messages will use that security feature, which prevents anyone, including Facebook itself, from intercepting or censoring messages.

Facebook Messenger only supports E2E in special "secure conversation" mode, which is not active by default and must be activated separately for each chat, while Instagram has no encryption at all.

Application "Chat" Will Shut SMS

Short message service or short message service (SMS) is one of the most popular communication medium that is accessed through mobile phones. Now, along with the rapid growth of smartphone and chat applications, SMS popularity seems to have started to fade.
Informa's global research agency report shows that during the year 2012, the daily average number of messages sent through chat applications already higher than SMS, which is 19 billion messages per day versus 17.6 billion messages per day.
Figures were obtained from the six most popular mobile chat applications, including WhatsApp, BlackBerry Messenger, Viber, Nimbuzz, iMessage, and KakaoTalk.
2014, Informa estimates the number of messages sent through the chat application will reach 50 billion messages per day, versus 21 billion messages per day are sent via an SMS.