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Zoho’s Arattai to Mandate System-Wide End-to-End Encryption After Final Tests

The latest app version already includes the encryption code, which stays inactive until Zoho enables it.

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.