X has revealed Chat, an encrypted upgrade to the platform’s direct messaging service. It also includes support for video and voice calls, disappearing messages, and file sharing.
The company announced Chat on Friday, and it’s available now on iOS and the web, with an Android version coming “soon.” It replaces X’s existing messaging system, although your old messages should carry over.
एक्स का कहना है कि चैट संदेशों और फ़ाइलों दोनों के लिए एंड-टू-एंड एन्क्रिप्शन (ई2ईई) का समर्थन करता है, हालांकि एक समर्थन पृष्ठ नोट करता है कि यह संदेश मेटाडेटा को कवर नहीं करता है – जैसे कि इसे किसने प्राप्त किया, या इसे कब भेजा गया था। There is also no protection against man-in-the-middle attacks, with the company admitting that if “some malicious insider or
Other privacy features include disappearing messages, which can be set to automatically delete after a set period of time, and options to receive a notification when a chat is screenshotted or block screenshots altogether. Messages can be both edited and deleted, and voice and video calls with Voice Notes are supported in the future.