What’s new:

Call connection robustness

Verified end-to-end encryption

No call logs shared with Wire

Get going without hiccups

Call quality is just one aspect of a great calling experience. Echo, delay, dropped calls, the time it takes to connect a call — all of these play an important role in the perceived quality.

This update means more successfully connected calls, even in challenging network conditions. Another iteration in a few weeks will significantly shorten the call setup time. When you call someone and they accept then you’ll be able to start talking almost instantly.

Encrypted and verified

Wire calls now take advantage of the same authentication that we have in place for chats and sending media — pics, videos, files. There’s no need for extra steps once the partner’s device(s) are verified.

We introduced end-to-end encryption in March 2016 so only the sender and receiver have the keys to see what is being sent or said. For maximum security we recommend comparing device fingerprints.