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WhatsApp tests private ‘Side Chat’ with Meta AI for real-time help during conversations.
Key points
• Private Side Chat function
WhatsApp is testing a ‘Side Chat’ feature that allows users to privately access Meta AI while chatting with others, getting real-time information without saving conversations.
• Secret chat mode
‘Incognito’ mode for Meta AI chats ensures that chats are fully protected, inaccessible even by Meta, and messages disappear after a certain time.
• Private processing technology
Both Side Chat and Incognito modes use Meta’s Private Processing technology, which ensures that chats are processed in a secure environment inaccessible to anyone, including Meta.
• Cross-platform calling feature
Meta is also testing a feature that enables voice and video calls in group chats directly from a browser via QR code, without requiring a standalone app.
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WhatsApp tests “Side Chat” feature with Meta AI.
Published June 28, 2026, 08:20 IS





