It is the evil of these times: all you have to do is leave the phone for a few minutes for WhatsApp groups are filled with messages. Between memes, audios and chain responses, returning to the chat can be chaos.
But to alleviate this overflow, Meta launched a feature based on artificial intelligence (AI) that allows you to summarize long conversations and point out the most important thing, without having to read everything.
The tool, called Message Summariesis now available in Spanish for users in Latin America. It previously only worked in English, but since October it began to gradually roll out to devices using the most recent version of WhatsApp.
How does the AI that summarizes WhatsApp messages work?
The new AI function analyzes the messages that accumulate in a chat, whether group or individual, and generates an automatic summary with the most relevant points.
The best thing is that analysis is performed directly on the user’s phonewhich means that conversations are not sent to any external server. In this way, Meta guarantees that the content of messages remains private.
This tool is optional and is disabled by default, although WhatsApp will progressively enable it on all compatible devices.
How to activate it in 4 steps
WhatsApp explains that the process is simple and is activated only when there are a considerable number of unread messages.
- Open chat (individual or group) with the messages you want to summarize.
- At the top of the chat, tap the notification that indicates “(Number) unread messages”.
- If it’s the first time, accept the conditions to use the function and press “Continue”.
- In seconds, a automatic summary within the same chat, highlighting the most important or frequently mentioned messages.
At this time, users cannot customize the length of the summary, although Meta plans to add adjustments in future updates.