XChat to launch on iPhone and iPad

The platform formerly known as Twitter is learning some new tricks. X is looking to expand its reach by launching Apple press release.

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In addition to traditional text messages already offered by X, XChat promises to offer audio and video calls, as well as the ability to send documents, create group chats, and edit or delete your sent messages. If the screenshots shared by X are accurate, the interface is minimalist, emphasizing active discussions in “a private, focused space designed for conversation,” according to Apple’s press release.

Despite claims of “privacy” and “end-to-end” encryption, some X users are pointing out what they perceive to be a contradiction in the app’s privacy policy.

How is it, they ask, that an app concerned with user privacy also links so much personal information, from your location and contact list to your search history and user profile?

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Musk took to Twitter earlier this month to bash WhatsApp’s privacy policy. WhatsApp has pushed back on these claims.

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XChat will only be accessible to people with an X account and will only launch on iPhone and iPad, according to the press release, leaving out the Android market.

Since apps like Signal and WhatsApp don’t require a separate account on another platform, it remains to be seen whether XChat can attract enough users to compete on the same scale.

With a launch scheduled for April 17, we won’t have to wait long to find out.