Zyaku Now Tells Readers When a Post Was Translated, and Opens Straight Away on a Weak Connection
Zyaku now shows posts in each reader's language and says which language a post was written in and that AI translated it, with the original one tap away. It also opens straight away on a slow connection.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2026. Zyaku, the publishing and safety platform built to keep working when the network doesn't, this week made translation more honest and the app steadier on a weak connection.
Translations that say where they came from. With Zyaku set to a language other than English, posts are now shown translated into that language, with Show original beside them. Every translated post says which language it was written in and that it was translated by AI, with the original one tap away. Readers can turn translation off in Settings, under Language.
Posts that mix languages. Posts that mix languages, such as Hindi with English or Hinglish written in English letters, now come out naturally in the reader's language, with names, tags and links left as they are. If a post is already in the reader's language, Zyaku says so instead of reporting a failed translation.
A steadier start on a weak connection. Zyaku now opens straight away on a connection that is slow or has just come back, instead of showing an empty screen. On the web, it shows its logo while it opens instead of a black page, and if opening takes unusually long, people can reload or go straight to emergency help. A picture that cannot load says so, with a tap to try again, and screens no longer flash or rebuild when the connection returns.
Music with the maker's name. The track a creator chooses now plays under their clip or story, and creators can add music to a live broadcast before or during it. Viewers see the track's name and can turn the music off. The music library, made up of openly licensed tracks credited to their artists, now includes Hindi, Punjabi, Bollywood, devotional and workout music.
Smaller changes. Photos and profile pictures open full screen with pinch and double tap to zoom. People can sign up and sign in with Google on the web. Videos in the feed stop, sound and all, when people scroll past them or leave the page. Break reminders now count only the time actually spent in Zyaku.
What has not changed. Zyaku is not an emergency service. In an emergency, call your local emergency number first. The first emergency message written without signal sends when signal returns, even if Zyaku is closed (Chrome on Android, or Chrome or Edge on desktop); later ones wait for the person to press Send. Zyaku Mesh, for phone-to-phone messages with no towers, is still in testing. HoldSend, Zyaku's open-source library for writing offline and publishing exactly once, is public and early, and not ready for production yet.
"When we translate someone's words, the reader should know it, and the original should never be more than a tap away," said Rohit Kashyap, Founder and CEO of Zyaku. "The same goes for music. A song under a clip carries the name of the person who made it. And on a weak connection, Zyaku should open and tell you what it can and cannot load, rather than leave you staring at a blank screen."
The full list of changes is at https://zyaku.com/developers/changelog. Safety information: https://zyaku.com/safety. Press kit and fast facts: https://zyaku.com/press.
About Zyaku
Zyaku Inc. is a San Francisco company building a publishing and safety platform for creators, readers and journalists that keeps working when the internet doesn't. Journalists can publish anonymously. Their identity is stored encrypted and is never shown to readers. Zyaku is part of the Google for Startups Cloud Program. Founder and CEO: Rohit Kashyap. Learn more at https://zyaku.com.
Media contact
Rohit Kashyap, Founder and CEO, Zyaku Inc.
[email protected]
https://zyaku.com/press
Translations that say where they came from. With Zyaku set to a language other than English, posts are now shown translated into that language, with Show original beside them. Every translated post says which language it was written in and that it was translated by AI, with the original one tap away. Readers can turn translation off in Settings, under Language.
Posts that mix languages. Posts that mix languages, such as Hindi with English or Hinglish written in English letters, now come out naturally in the reader's language, with names, tags and links left as they are. If a post is already in the reader's language, Zyaku says so instead of reporting a failed translation.
A steadier start on a weak connection. Zyaku now opens straight away on a connection that is slow or has just come back, instead of showing an empty screen. On the web, it shows its logo while it opens instead of a black page, and if opening takes unusually long, people can reload or go straight to emergency help. A picture that cannot load says so, with a tap to try again, and screens no longer flash or rebuild when the connection returns.
Music with the maker's name. The track a creator chooses now plays under their clip or story, and creators can add music to a live broadcast before or during it. Viewers see the track's name and can turn the music off. The music library, made up of openly licensed tracks credited to their artists, now includes Hindi, Punjabi, Bollywood, devotional and workout music.
Smaller changes. Photos and profile pictures open full screen with pinch and double tap to zoom. People can sign up and sign in with Google on the web. Videos in the feed stop, sound and all, when people scroll past them or leave the page. Break reminders now count only the time actually spent in Zyaku.
What has not changed. Zyaku is not an emergency service. In an emergency, call your local emergency number first. The first emergency message written without signal sends when signal returns, even if Zyaku is closed (Chrome on Android, or Chrome or Edge on desktop); later ones wait for the person to press Send. Zyaku Mesh, for phone-to-phone messages with no towers, is still in testing. HoldSend, Zyaku's open-source library for writing offline and publishing exactly once, is public and early, and not ready for production yet.
"When we translate someone's words, the reader should know it, and the original should never be more than a tap away," said Rohit Kashyap, Founder and CEO of Zyaku. "The same goes for music. A song under a clip carries the name of the person who made it. And on a weak connection, Zyaku should open and tell you what it can and cannot load, rather than leave you staring at a blank screen."
The full list of changes is at https://zyaku.com/developers/changelog. Safety information: https://zyaku.com/safety. Press kit and fast facts: https://zyaku.com/press.
About Zyaku
Zyaku Inc. is a San Francisco company building a publishing and safety platform for creators, readers and journalists that keeps working when the internet doesn't. Journalists can publish anonymously. Their identity is stored encrypted and is never shown to readers. Zyaku is part of the Google for Startups Cloud Program. Founder and CEO: Rohit Kashyap. Learn more at https://zyaku.com.
Media contact
Rohit Kashyap, Founder and CEO, Zyaku Inc.
[email protected]
https://zyaku.com/press
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- November 7, 2026