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Musk challenges "WhatsApp"/ Creates "Xchat"

2025-06-19 08:34:00, Tech CNA

Musk challenges "WhatsApp"/ Creates "Xchat"

Billionaire and X owner Elon Musk announced that XChat, an encrypted messaging and calling platform seen as a potential WhatsApp competitor, will begin rolling out to X this week with features like disappearing messages and the ability to send "any type of file," as Musk takes another step toward turning X into a so-called "app for everything."

Musk announced in a post on X that XChat will begin rolling out to X users "this week," barring any issues.

The XChat update will expand the direct messaging feature, a feature that dates back to X's predecessor, Twitter, which Musk says will include encryption, file sharing, disappearing messages and audio or video phone calls that can be made without a phone number.

Some "X" users who pay for the platform's premium subscription have already been able to access "XChat," TechCrunch reported.

Musk said that this feature will use "Bitcoin-style" encryption, which caused some confusion since Bitcoin does not use encryption, but instead uses cryptography and digital signatures for security, according to TechCrunch.

Musk has previously tweeted that he wants direct messages on X to resemble encrypted messaging platform Signal to increase privacy, and has often attacked Meta-owned WhatsApp, a potential XChat competitor, as not being secure./ CNA





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