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Swiss end-to-end encrypted messenger emphasizing anonymity — no phone number or email required.

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Threema's feed is a privacy-advocacy blog first, product changelog second

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◆Current state
Threema's feed is its company blog, mixing privacy thought-leadership and security explainers with occasional feature announcements, rather than a structured product changelog. Concrete product news in this window is limited: a new availability status in Threema Work, and earlier the OnPrem DualLock feature and the iOS 7.1 redesign.
◆Where it's heading
Product-wise, Threema keeps investing in privacy positioning (system-level anonymity, the case against username-only privacy) and in business/enterprise features like Threema Work availability and OnPrem DualLock. The blog's publishing cadence far outpaces its shipped product changes, so this feed reads more as marketing than release notes.
◆Prediction
The 'what we're working on' teaser points to upcoming app updates but names nothing specific, so the next concrete features are unclear from these entries. Expect the feed to keep leading with privacy advocacy and surface occasional Threema Work / OnPrem feature posts.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    What We’re Working On

    A generic 'what we're working on' teaser with no specific features or dates. Signals continued app development but carries no concrete product detail.

  2. 9d ago

    Anonymity at the System Level – The Ultimate Privacy Protection

    A thought-leadership post arguing that usernames alone don't deliver privacy and that anonymity must be built into the system architecture. Restates Threema's positioning; not a product change.

  3. 24d ago

    Availability Status in Threema Work

    Threema Work gains an availability status so colleagues can see who's reachable and set an out-of-office directly in the app. A genuine, if incremental, business-tier feature that fits the enterprise-focus thread.

  4. 1mo ago

    Survey Feed: Involving Users in the Development Process

    A new survey feed in the Threema Channel to periodically poll users on feature priorities. A feedback-gathering mechanism rather than a messaging capability.

  5. 1mo ago

    #DeleteWhatsAppDay: More Relevant Than Ever

    A #DeleteWhatsAppDay marketing post marking five years since WhatsApp's 2021 privacy-policy change. Advocacy content, no product substance.

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  6. 2mo ago

    Local Data Security with Android Keystore

    A technical explainer on using the Android Keystore to protect locally stored data. Educational background on Threema's existing security model, not a shipped change.