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Threema pushes enterprise security depth while sharpening its privacy-positioning editorial voice.

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◆Current state
Threema is alternating between concrete product releases and editorial positioning. Recent product moves: DualLock in Threema OnPrem protects chats even if a device is lost or stolen; Threema 7.1 for iOS adopts Liquid Glass design with reworked workflows; Threema Work and OnPrem on iOS gained screenshot prevention in March. The editorial cadence (DeleteWhatsAppDay, post-quantum collaboration with IBM Research, Zero Trust explainer, response to politician-targeted cyberattacks on Signal and WhatsApp) keeps the privacy-and-security brand active between releases.
◆Where it's heading
Threema is widening the gap between itself and consumer-grade competitors by leaning hard on the two surfaces its target segment cares about: serious enterprise security primitives (DualLock, screenshot prevention, no user accounts, post-quantum prep with IBM) and an editorial voice that frames every WhatsApp or Signal incident as a reason to switch. The OnPrem product line is where the substantial security work is landing, signalling that the enterprise and government channel is the strategic priority.
◆Prediction
Expect more OnPrem-side hardening releases — likely around remote wipe, MDM integration, or quantum-safe key exchange from the IBM Research collaboration — and continued issue-driven editorial output every time a rival messenger has a security incident.

◆Recent moves

  1. 6d ago

    #DeleteWhatsAppDay: More Relevant Than Ever

    Editorial post marking the fifth anniversary of WhatsApp's 2021 privacy-policy change, arguing the concerns it raised about data-driven economics and AI training are sharper now. Pure positioning content; no product change.

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  2. 14d ago

    Local Data Security with Android Keystore

    Technical post on how Threema uses Android's system-level Keystore to manage cryptographic keys for locally stored data. Functions as a transparency-and-positioning piece that reinforces the local-only data-handling differentiator underpinning Threema's privacy claims.

  3. 21d ago

    Cyberattack on Politicians: Security Is More Than Encryption

    Editorial response to recent attacks targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, including German politicians. No product change — uses the news cycle to pitch Threema's broader 'security is more than encryption' stance.

  4. 1mo ago

    Protected Data Even if a Device Is Lost

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    DualLock lands in Threema OnPrem, protecting chat data even when a managed device is lost or stolen. The most substantive product addition in the recent feed, fitting Threema's pattern of pushing depth into its high-security self-hosted offering.

  5. 1mo ago

    Threema 7.1 for iOS: Liquid Glass redesign and workflow updates

    Threema 7.1 for iOS adopts the new Liquid Glass design language alongside reworked workflows and additional features. A visual and UX refresh that aligns the consumer app with current iOS aesthetic norms without changing the underlying privacy model.

  6. 1mo ago

    Get the Message? Of Ghosting, Dry Texting, and Left on Read

    Glossary-style explainer of messaging slang ('ghosted', 'dry texting', 'left on read'). Audience-engagement marketing content; no product change.