fancy iPhone tips: How to Send Secret Messages on Facebook

Facebook now allows you to send encrypted messages to your contacts. An encrypted message is secure, and only the intended recipient can access it. Facebook cannot even access it. To ensure that your encrypted messages are protected, a device key for you and your contact is available for you both to verify. The encrypted message can be set to self-destruct after the recipient has read it. This tutorial will show you the steps you need to send secret messages on Facebook.

The secret message feature is available to all Facebook Messenger users who have updated to the latest version of the app. If you have not updated your Messenger app, this feature can be a good motivation to update it from App Store or the Playstore. For the feature to work, both the sender and the recipient should use the latest version of Messenger.

Send Secret Messages on Facebook
To initiate an encrypted communication with your Facebook contact, use these steps:

1.Download and update the Messenger app on your iPhone or Android phone.

2.Go to your device’s Home screen.

3.From the Home screen, open the Messenger app.

4.In the Messenger app screen, tap on the Home icon in the lower-left corner of your screen.messenger-home-icon

5.From your Messenger’s Home screen, tap on the Compose Message icon in the upper-right corner of your screen.messenger-write-message-icon

6.In the Create New Message page, tap on the Secret button in the upper-right corner of your screen.messenger-secret-message-button

7.You are now on the Secret Message screen. Select the contact with whom you want to initiate a secret conversation.messenger-secret-message-contact

8.You will now have a secret conversation with your chosen contact. Type your secret message.messenger-secret-message-compose

9.Set a time for your message to disappear by tapping on the clock icon in the right part of the compose message section.messenger-secret-message-compose-timer