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Arattai Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption for Group Chats, Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu Announces

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Storyboard•25-09-2026, 16:21
Arattai Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption for Group Chats, Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu Announces
- •Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu announced the rollout of end-to-end encryption for group messages on Arattai, Zoho's messaging app.
- •The new feature is now available, and users are urged to update their Arattai app to access it.
- •Vembu stated that the implementation required a significant re-engineering of the app, causing the delay.
- •Arattai plans to launch a marketing campaign soon to promote the updated app and its enhanced privacy features.
- •Launched in January 2021, Arattai aims to be a homegrown alternative to global messaging apps, focusing on privacy, security, and an Indian user experience.
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Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu announced that Arattai has rolled out end-to-end encryption for group messages, requiring users to update their app to access the feature.
The rollout took time because the company had to completely redo a large portion of the app to successfully implement the end-to-end encryption feature.
Arattai was launched in January 2021 by Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu as a homegrown alternative to global messaging applications like WhatsApp.





