Earlier this week, Apple released iOS 17.1 to the public, and now the first developer beta of iOS 17.2 is starting. In addition to the highly anticipated Journal app, iOS 17.2 Beta brings support for iMessage Contact Key Verification, a security feature that was first previewed in December 2022. Contact Key Verification is a security feature that is extremely useful for people who often need to exchange private and confidential information and want to have peace of mind that the data is only shared with the intended person. Since it is a new feature, you may have many questions in your mind. But you don't need to worry as we have summarized all the details in this article. We tell you what is iMessage Contact Key Verification and how to use it. So, let's begin.

iMessage Contact Key Verification is designed for users such as human rights activists, journalists, celebrities and government officials who face "extraordinary digital threats". There is contact code verification so that iMessage users can verify that they are only talking to the person they intend to talk to and that no intermediaries are snooping on their iMessage conversations. Apple claims this feature can prevent even highly sophisticated attackers from impersonating someone in a conversation. There are three levels of how to verify contacts on iMessage.

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Now that our basics are sorted, let's learn how to use iMessage Contact Key Verification on an iPhone.