Status of the work
As of July 2026
This page says where we stand. It is updated when a state changes — not when it happens to be convenient.
What is not listed here is not far enough along to deserve a sentence.
CompleteIn progressPendingPlanned
- Protocol decision and threat modelComplete
- iOS security core — device identity, hardware keys, encrypted local storageComplete
- Authenticated relay path — enrollment, prekeys, mailbox, delivery acknowledgementimplemented, under internal reviewIn progress
- Invitation and 1:1 chatimplemented, under internal reviewIn progress
- Field test across two physical devicesIn progress
- Android clientPlanned
- External cryptography and code auditcondition for any production claimPending
- Groups, calls, multiple devices, backupseach behind its own threat modelPlanned
- Public accessclosedPending
What that means
Until the external audit is complete, we make no production claim. Anyone invited today is testing a preview and knows it. That is the most honest version of this sentence that exists.