Discord has rolled out end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls across its platform, making secure communications the default setting. The feature now works seamlessly on desktop, mobile, web, and console versions without requiring users to opt in.

The company first announced its encryption plans in summer 2023, facing significant technical hurdles around maintaining call quality and low latency across thousands of servers. DAVE is the custom protocol that makes this possible, representing one of the most platform-diverse E2EE implementations ever shipped.

What makes Discord's implementation unique is handling simultaneous connections from laptops, phones, PlayStation, Xbox, and web browsers in single calls. Stage channels remain unencrypted since they're broadcast-style conversations to large audiences rather than private discussions.

The rollout is essentially complete, though engineers are still removing legacy code that allowed unencrypted fallback options. Once that's finished, all Discord voice and video communications will be permanently encrypted with no possibility of reverting to unsecured connections.