Protect Your IP Address in Calls
The Protect IP Address in Calls setting helps improve your privacy during voice and video calls by masking your IP address. When enabled, calls are routed through Arattai servers instead of connecting directly.
Prerequisites
- Stable Internet: A stable internet connection is required to place calls successfully.
Understanding IP Address Protection
When Protect IP Address in Calls is enabled:
- Your IP address is masked during calls.
- Calls are relayed through Arattai servers.
- This adds an extra layer of privacy.
When disabled:
- Calls will connect directly between participants.
Enabling IP address protection may slightly reduce call quality due to additional routing.
How to Manage IP Address Protection
Android
iOS
Web
Android
- Tap the
more menu on the Chats screen.
- Go to Settings.
- Tap Security & privacy.
- Find Protect IP address in calls toggle.
- Turn the toggle On to enable or Off to disable.
iOS
- Go to Settings.
- Tap Security & Privacy.
- Find Protect IP address in calls toggle.
- Turn the toggle On to enable or Off to disable.
Web
- Click the
more menu on the Chats screen.
- Go to Settings.
- Click Security & privacy.
- Find Protect IP address in calls toggle.
- Turn the toggle On to enable or Off to disable.
FAQs
1. Will enabling this affect call quality?
Enabling IP address protection may slightly reduce call quality due to server relaying.
Enabling IP address protection may slightly reduce call quality due to server relaying.
2. Does this apply to both voice and video calls?
Yes. IP address protection applies to all calls on Arattai.
Yes. IP address protection applies to all calls on Arattai.
3. Is this setting enabled by default?
No, this setting is turned off by default.
No, this setting is turned off by default.
4. Will this mean my calls are not End-to-End Encrypted?
No, all calls in Arattai will remain End-to-End Encrypted irrespective of this setting.
No, all calls in Arattai will remain End-to-End Encrypted irrespective of this setting.
5. Will this setting affect my other devices as well?
Yes. Enabling this setting on one device will sync across all your logged-in devices.
Yes. Enabling this setting on one device will sync across all your logged-in devices.
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