X has finally revealed its long-promised chat platform, replacing the service’s basic DM functionality with features like messaging capabilities found on other mainstream apps. The update includes privacy-focused features like voice and video calling, file sharing, and the ability to edit and delete previously sent messages, as well as end-to-end encryption and screenshot notifications.
According to the company, the overhauled messaging feature called Chat is now live on iOS and the web and “coming soon” to Android. X also said it is working on a voice memo feature for users to exchange audio messages.
X has been teasing its new “chat” features for several months. The company introduced an early version of encrypted messaging earlier this year, but “paused” the feature in May to address unspecified issues. Now, it appears that X’s encryption no longer has some of the limitations it had in the beginning. An article on
X also says that “we do not provide protection against man-in-the-middle attacks,” which could compromise an encrypted chat. The company explains, “As a result, if someone – a malicious insider or X himself as a result of a mandatory legal process – compromises an encrypted conversation, neither the sender nor the receiver will know.” X says it is working on features that will help users verify the authenticity of encrypted conversations.