If you use Facebook Messenger on your phone, please be sure that you have the latest version (to support 'Secret Conversations'). If you haven't done so, go to the App Store / Play Store and re-install / update your version of FB Messenger. Secret Conversations has been available in Facebook Messenger for over a year, but many long-time users of Messenger may not have the most current version on their phones.
Updating to the latest version of Messenger will give you the option of using the 'Secret Conversations' function to have end-to-end encryption when sending a FB Message to someone else's phone. Secret Conversations can be turned on when starting a new message within Messenger. Messages will only be kept secret if both users have the updated versions. If someone is using an outdated version of Messenger they won't be able to send and receive Secret Conversations.
A secret conversation in Messenger is encrypted end-to-end, which means the messages are intended just for you and the other person - not anyone else, including us. Keep in mind that the person you're messaging could choose to share the conversation with others (example: a screenshot). Both you and the other person in the secret conversation have a device key that you can use to confirm that the messages are end-to-end encrypted. You can use multiple devices for secret conversations.
The Facebook help page provides the following instructions for using Secret Conversations:
Secret Conversations also gives people the option to let specific messages within Secret Conversations expire after five seconds or up to a day -- a feature not unlike what's offered on Snapchat.
Secret Conversations are currently only available in the Messenger app on iOS and Android, so they won't appear on Facebook chat or messenger.com.
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