Catch up on conversations with Private Message Summaries

We've all been there - rushing between meetings, catching up after a flight without Wi-Fi, or simply having too many chats to catch up on. Sometimes, you just need to quickly catch up on your messages. That's why we're excited to introduce Message Summaries, a new option that uses Meta AI to privately and quickly summarize unread messages in a chat, so you can get an idea of what is happening, before reading the details in your unread messages.

How it works

Message Summaries uses Private Processing technology, which allows Meta AI to generate a response without Meta or WhatsApp ever seeing your messages or the private summaries. No one else in the chat can see that you summarized unread messages either. This means your privacy is protected at all times. For those interested in learning more about the technical details behind Private Processing, we invite you to read our engineering blog and technical whitepaper.

You're in control

At WhatsApp, we believe that you should always be in control of your experience. That's why using Private Processing features like Message Summaries is optional and they are off by default. You can choose whether or not to use them, and can use Advanced Chat Privacy to select which chats can be shared for AI features.

Update: Message Summaries is beginning to roll out in select markets, and we look forward to expanding it to additional languages and countries soon.

Last Updated: October 13, 2025