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XChat messaging app rolls out on iOS with privacy and encryption claims

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:14:01 +0000

After months of beta testing, Elon Musk's X has rolled out its standalone messaging app, XChat, to iOS users. Read more...

X is shutting down Communities, focusing on XChat instead

Hamid Ganji — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:30:01 +0000

X's head of product confirmed that the platform is shutting down Communities to focus on its messaging service, XChat. Read more...

Expert says XChat 'encryption' is misleading, since Elon Musk can still read your messages

David Uzondu — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:38:01 +0000

X's new encrypted chat feature, XChat, has raised concerns among experts over the fact that the company can still access your chats, despite claims of "Bitcoin-style" encryption. Read more...

XChat 2.8.9

Marcel Klum — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:43:31 +0000

XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are... Read more...

XChat 2.8.3e

Mon, 14 May 2007 21:15:29 +0000

XChat is an IRC (chat) program for Windows and UNIX (Linux/BSD) operating systems. I.R.C. is Internet Relay Chat, see https://irchelp.org for more information about IRC in general. XChat runs on most BSD and POSIX compliant... Read more...