WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature called Writing Help to make it easier for people to polish their messages. The tool suggests different ways to phrase what you want to say, whether you want it to sound professional, funny, or supportive. You can tap the pencil icon while drafting in a 1:1 or group chat to see suggestions, then pick one, edit it, or stick with your own words.
A common question is whether this is actually private. WhatsApp says yes. Writing Help runs on Private Processing, a technology that lets Meta AI provide suggestions without WhatsApp or Meta ever seeing your messages. To make sure it’s secure, WhatsApp worked with outside security experts, and independent audits from NCC Group and Trail of Bits have backed up the system’s design.
For anyone interested in the details, Meta has published an engineering blog and a technical white paper that explain how Private Processing works and how it supports new features like Writing Help and Message Summaries.
WhatsApp stresses that these tools are optional. They are off by default, and you decide if you want to use them.
Writing Help is starting in English in the United States and a handful of other countries, with plans to add more languages and regions later this year.
In related news, WhatsApp has also rolled out new group call features, including call scheduling with invites, attendee management, calendar links, and notifications before calls start. Users can now raise hands or send reactions during calls, while call link creators get alerts when someone joins. All calls remain end-to-end encrypted.
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