Behind on the group chat? Meta AI will access your texts to fill you in on the highlights. Here's how to turn it on (or keep it off).

Messaging service WhatsApp introduced a new Message Summaries feature on Wednesday, using Meta AI to analyze unread conversations and converting them to a short explainers on your phone. But it won't be automatically turned on,

The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, the company notes.