AiThaoIn this section
- Translation in AiThaoHow AiThao translates chats, voice messages and calls: the three modes, which languages work in each, what both people need, and where the words go.
- Chats and groupsOne-to-one and group chats in AiThao: end-to-end encryption, translation for each reader, replies, reactions, search, saved messages and what you can send.
- Voice and video callsVoice and video calls in AiThao: end-to-end encryption on calls without translation, live translation when both agree, and what is kept about a call.
- Finding people without a phone numberHow people find each other in AiThao without sharing phone numbers: your AiThao Number, a username, a QR code, message requests, profile privacy and blocking.
- Disappearing messagesDisappearing messages in AiThao: a timer per chat from one minute to one week, deletion on the server and on both phones, and the limits worth knowing.
- Backup and a new phoneHow to keep your AiThao chats when you change phones: the encrypted chat backup with a recovery key in iCloud Keychain, and a direct transfer by scanning a code.
Talk
- One-to-one and group chats, end-to-end encrypted.
- Voice and video calls.
- Voice messages, photos, files, locations and contact cards.
Understand each other
- Message translation in 92 languages; in a group, each member reads in their own.
- Call translation: speech is understood in 60 languages, the translation is spoken aloud in 29 of them and shown as subtitles in the other 31.
- Voice message translation, as text and spoken aloud.
Stay private
- No phone number, email or name needed to sign up.
- Chats and calls without translation are end-to-end encrypted; translation goes through the cloud, and the app says so.
- No ads and no trackers.
Where it runs
The iPhone app is waiting for Apple’s approval. The Android app is in closed testing, and the Mac app is in development. Nothing can be installed from a store yet.
Questions
What does AiThao not do yet?
Group calls are not built, and translation does not run on the phone itself. This section changes when the app does.
Do both people need AiThao?
Yes. Chats, calls and their translation happen between AiThao users. The web demo lets you try translation on its own.