X’s messaging app, XChat, could also be out there quickly

XChat is now on the App Store, the place its itemizing says that it’s anticipated to be out there for obtain on April 17. This isn’t the identical IRC app from the early aughts, which you’ll keep in mind when you’re of a sure age. This can be a messaging app particularly for X customers. X chief Elon Musk first talked about rolling out a brand new model of his social community’s direct messaging function in mid-2025. In a collection of posts again then, he mentioned the brand new model could be encrypted and would function a “entire new structure.” He additionally mentioned all X customers had been getting XChat in June final 12 months, however Musk is fairly notorious for being overly optimistic about timelines.

Now, as an alternative of an upgraded DM function on X, customers are getting a standalone app. It permits them to talk with anyone on X and name one another throughout gadgets. The app is end-to-end encrypted and can let customers edit and delete their messages for all contributors within the dialog. It’ll additionally enable customers to dam screenshots and allow disappearing messages if they need the delicate particulars they ship in-chat to fade inside 5 minutes. The app permits customers to create huge group chats with as much as 481 members, as effectively. X guarantees within the App Retailer itemizing that XChat won’t have advertisements and won’t be monitoring customers.

Customers can now pre-order XChat for iPhones and iPads in order that it mechanically downloads on their system when it comes out.