Great to see this. Just downloaded it, might be good. Will give it a try soon.
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XChat App Now Available
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Big_D
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I still don't understand the name, I come from the UK and X is synonymous with porn and violent films, there are no positive connotations to the name.
I haven't used X for years, I think I logged in once a while back to ensure that my account wasn't deleted, but the content was so dreadful, I logged straight out again.
Xchat sounds like one of those premium rate sex telephone lines from the 90s that were advertised on late night TV.
I haven't used X for years, I think I logged in once a while back to ensure that my account wasn't deleted, but the content was so dreadful, I logged straight out again.
Xchat sounds like one of those premium rate sex telephone lines from the 90s that were advertised on late night TV.
Black_Mage
macrumors 6502a
Hey there is a familiar name! You were in the All Thing Apple subforum of DSL Reports, right?
ATmahe
macrumors 6502
I was using X-Chat about 20 years ago … https://xchat.org/ 🤪
Considering how buggy X is when accessing through a browser, there's no way I want more X stuff. In fact, I think I'm developing an allergy to tech in general.
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Man look at that website! Simple, fast, clean, easy to navigate. I hate what web pages have turned into now. I wish the web had stopped evolving after that era.
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Samplasion
macrumors 6502a
...because that's a totally fine a normal thing to do and won't enable any kind of abuse whatsoever
applefan8254
macrumors 6502a
the8thark
macrumors 601
Some people did enjoy Twitter better.
The rest of us prefer what X is now.
The Twitter fans are free to migrate over to BlueSky or similar social media services. They can keep preaching to their own choir over there.
mansplains
macrumors 68000
the8thark
macrumors 601
Musk did to Twitter what the second coming of Jobs did to Apple.
mrmxts
macrumors member
Who’s gonna use that omg
X today launched XChat, a standalone messaging app for the iPhone and iPad, available now on the App Store.
XChat allows users to chat with anyone on X in a private, focused space separate from the main X app. At launch, the app supports direct messaging and group chats, audio and video calls, and file sharing. X claims all messages are end-to-end encrypted and PIN protected, with no ads or tracking.
Other features include disappearing messages, the ability to edit and delete messages for everyone in a chat, and a mechanism to block or alert users when a screenshot is attempted. The app is free to download and requires iOS 26.0 or later.
The app has been in testing with a small group of beta users since last year. X says more updates are still planned, with X lead designer Benji Taylor teasing that XChat is "just the beginning of what we're building for messaging."
Unlike the main X app, XChat adopts iOS 26 design conventions, including the iOS 26 keyboard. The app offers several customization options, including light and dark modes, message permissions, left-swipe interaction settings, and a selection of app icon options. There is also a prominent button within XChat for jumping back to the main X app.
XChat can now be downloaded from the App Store in the United States. A release date for an Android version of the app has not yet been announced.
Article Link: XChat App Now Available
paulvee
macrumors 6502
And his apologists are relentless.
iToddlerChud
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I don’t understand why so many people are complaining about this tbh, I do think that it’s kinda useless and shouldn’t be used as an alternative for regular messaging apps, but idk it’s not that deep.
I met a lot of cool people on twitter and use the DMs feature a lot. This is super convenient to me, specially after a recent update broke the DMs on my modded Twitter app lol
I don’t like Musk either but cmon, these type of comments are a bit unnecessary.
I met a lot of cool people on twitter and use the DMs feature a lot. This is super convenient to me, specially after a recent update broke the DMs on my modded Twitter app lol
I think the regular X app still has DMs, this is just for those who don’t use the social media but want to keep the private messages from it (which is dumb as hell lol, musk is marketing this as a genuine better alternative to Signal)
I still see plenty of people from different political sides and ideas, so not really sure what you mean here.
Considering that both X and Grok are always in the Top most downloaded apps on the App Store, yes, a lot of people still use it.
I don’t like Musk either but cmon, these type of comments are a bit unnecessary.
That wasn’t global. Advertising dollars just moved to platforms which were less hate filled and far right wing because nobody wanted their product associated with X or its owner.
Given the way the past year has gone, probably a good decision and more things are moving away from the US as it gets worse.