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Meta is transforming its messaging platforms, WhatsApp and Messenger, to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act by enabling interoperability with other messaging applications like Apple Messages, Telegram, Signal, and Google Messages for users in the European Union. These features are currently exclusive to the EU market, with no confirmed plans for a global rollout. Users will have the option to integrate third-party applications and can choose to organize their chats in a dedicated inbox or merge them into a unified inbox. An onboarding process will help users navigate these changes. Meta will offer rich messaging functionalities, including reactions, direct replies, typing indicators, and read receipts, immediately. Group chats for users of other messaging applications will begin in 2025, with voice and video calling expected in 2027. Meta plans to share access to the Signal Protocol used by WhatsApp to facilitate secure communication across platforms, but third-party applications will need to integrate this protocol and obtain Meta's approval.