New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu has confirmed that Arattai will soon be getting the end-to-end encryption feature for chat messages. Unlike WhatsApp, Arattai currently offers end-to-end encryption for calls but not for text messages.

​In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vembu wrote, "End-to-end encryption keeps that data on the device only (no cloud storage, unless a backup is specified). So it is actually easier on our servers and lowers our cost to serve users. In case of a back up, the encrypted device data is backed up but no server-level features are provided (unlike Zoho Cliq, see below)."

​"Zoho Cliq, from which Arattai started, keeps data in cloud storage because business users and admins need searc...