Overview
- Sridhar Vembu said one-on-one chats will receive end-to-end encryption first, with group conversations to follow.
- Roughly 6,000 Zoho employees have tested the overhaul, and a new build is undergoing a final round of checks after fixes.
- If the final testing holds, Zoho plans to begin deployment within a few days as a forced upgrade for all users.
- The company redesigned parts of Arattai’s architecture to support mandatory encryption, describing the shift as a drastic change.
- The release also delivers performance and interface improvements and moves Arattai closer to WhatsApp’s default privacy model.