Nothing Chats release turns to disaster with Nothing Phone (2) users found sending unencrypted messages and media

As the embedded tweet above, these 'bugs' were severe enough for Nothing to delay Nothing Chats 'until further notice' with no additional explanation provided. Thankfully, the likes of @evowizz and @KishanBagaria have offered some clarity as to why Nothing may have discontinued Nothing Chats so quickly. In short, it seems that Nothing Chats lacks the end-to-end encryption that Nothing went to lengths to explain in an FAQ.

When presented with evidence demonstrating this deficiency, Sunbird insisted that its service was secure, even though it sends credentials using the unencrypted HTTP protocol. Please see @evowizz's Twitter thread and Text's blog post for detailed explanations about the security issues inherent with Nothing Chats and Sunbird. Incidentally, Sunbird has informed its users that it has 'decided to pause Sunbird usage for now while we investigate security concerns'.

Currently, it remains to be seen whether Nothing Chats and Sunbird return or in what capacity. However, users of either app should be able to remove some of their stored data by following the steps below. Ultimately, data sent using either platform should be considered compromised at this stage.