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Updated · TechCrunch · Aug 12
Automattic Launches Mesh CRM on Android, Targeting 70% Business Users
Updated
Updated · TechCrunch · Aug 12

Automattic Launches Mesh CRM on Android, Targeting 70% Business Users

1 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Aug 12

Summary

  • Google Play now offers Mesh for Android phones, tablets and foldables, extending Automattic’s personal CRM to a new mobile platform as a free download with in-app purchases.
  • Android-specific features include split-screen and pop-up views for use alongside email or messaging, plus keyboard shortcuts, home-screen widgets, in-app search and real-time sync across devices.
  • Mesh already links with Automattic’s Beeper app by letting users draft texts there or open Mesh profiles through deep links, and the company sees tighter integration ahead.
  • Nexus AI is in early access for network queries such as who works at a company or lives in a city, while Mesh is also testing voice features and better business-card scanning.
  • Around 70% of customers use Mesh for business, though the subscription product—free up to 1,000 contacts—still aims to serve both executives and consumers without using stored data for ad targeting.

Insights

With Beeper and Mesh merging, is Automattic quietly building a monopoly over our digital social lives disguised as a productivity tool?
If Mesh doesn't read your messages or store passwords, how is its AI secretly building such detailed profiles of your network?
Can an AI-driven personal CRM actually improve your relationships, or does it turn genuine human connections into mere data points?