XChat is now on the App Retailer, the place its itemizing says that it’s anticipated to be obtainable for obtain on April 17. This isn’t the identical IRC app from the early aughts, which you will bear in mind in the event 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 characteristic in mid-2025. In a collection of posts again then, he mentioned the brand new model can be encrypted and would characteristic a “entire new structure.” He additionally mentioned all X customers have been getting XChat in June final yr, however Musk is fairly notorious for being overly optimistic about timelines.
Now, as an alternative of an upgraded DM characteristic 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 individuals within the dialog. It can additionally permit 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 large group chats with as much as 481 members, as effectively. X guarantees within the App Retailer itemizing that XChat is not going to have adverts and won’t be monitoring customers.
Customers can now pre-order XChat for iPhones and iPads in order that it mechanically downloads on their machine when it comes out.
