The trick behind this is that all the messages are kept encrypted in the SD card of your cell phone so even when are offline you’ll be able to read the messages and see profile picture of your contacts. If anyone wants a reminder that the grass isn’t at all times greener elsewhere, have a look at what happened to Parler when it was briefly taken offline after January sixth. All of its data was breached - including location knowledge and private messages - and is now in the fingers of hackers. Because WhatsApp affords finish-to-finish message encryption, its millions of customers assume (...)