Overview
- Elon Musk announced the launch to a limited group on iOS and the web, with an Android release expected soon.
- X Chat replaces legacy direct messages and consolidates old DMs and new conversations into a single inbox.
- The platform adds voice and video calling, file transfers, disappearing messages, editing and deletion, and screenshot alerts.
- X’s help centre says group chats and media are encrypted, though some metadata such as recipient information remains exposed.
- The company warns it cannot prevent man-in-the-middle or compelled-access compromises, is building authenticity checks, and requires a four-digit PIN to open messages.