Overview
- X released XChat for iPhone and iPad on Friday, April 24, positioning it as an encrypted, ad-free alternative to WhatsApp and other messengers.
- The app uses X account sign-in instead of phone numbers, so you can message only people who already use X.
- Key features include end-to-end encryption, disappearing messages, screenshot blocking, and the option to edit or delete messages for all.
- Security researchers questioned X’s claims about key storage and noted that the App Store privacy label lists contacts, identifiers, and usage data as linked to users.
- X will migrate Communities into XChat, with Android timing and compliance in markets like India still unclear under proposals to tie chat accounts to SIMs.