US EditionX Doubles Down on Chat Culture
X introduces Chat with end-to-end encryption and new features like video calls and message controls to enhance privacy and user experience, following a paused rollout in May.
- On Friday, X revealed Chat, an encrypted upgrade replacing direct messages and carrying old messages across, available now on iOS and the web with Android coming soon.
- After earlier work, then-Twitter introduced encrypted DMs in 2023 but paused the feature while addressing delays in applying end-to-end encryption to group messages, and those improvements now appear as Chat.
- X says Chat supports end-to-end encryption for messages and files but excludes message metadata, adding video and voice calls, disappearing messages, file sharing, and screenshot controls.
- The change finally brings E2EE to direct messages, correcting Twitter DMs’ lack of encryption, but X warns users cannot detect if a malicious insider or X itself compromises chats.
- Looking ahead, X plans to add voice notes alongside existing voice and video calling and file sharing, while Chat's promotional copy highlights private messaging with edit, delete, disappearing tools, and no ads.
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X doubles down on chat culture
X has begun rolling out its long-awaited Chat platform, delivering the biggest lift to the app's messaging system since the early days of direct messages and signalling a clear push to keep younger users chatting inside the platform rather than elsewhere. The redesign shifts X from a simple inbox to a more dynamic chat space, adding tools that mirror what many young users already expect from modern communication apps and making messaging feel le…
Elon Musk launched X Chat, which has features like encrypted chats, audio-video calls and screenshot block. Challenges to WhatsApp and Arattai.
X Launches 'Chat' Encrypted Direct Messaging Service
X has launched Chat, an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) replacement for its existing direct messaging service. Chat is rolling out on iOS now via the X app, and it includes support for video and voice calls, disappearing messages, and file sharing, as well as the ability to edit and delete previously sent messages.
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