X is taking one other step towards Elon Musk’s imaginative and prescient of an “every thing app.” The corporate has formally introduced that XChat is now obtainable on Android, increasing its standalone messaging app past iPhone and giving thousands and thousands extra customers entry to its rising record of communication options.
Encrypted chats, calls, and file sharing come to Android
In response to X, Android customers can now obtain XChat, which brings direct messaging out of the primary X app and right into a devoted expertise. The app helps end-to-end encrypted messaging, disappearing messages, voice and video calls, group chats, media sharing, and file transfers, positioning it as a direct competitor to apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Sign.
The Android launch follows XChat’s debut on iPhone earlier this yr and marks one other milestone within the platform’s gradual shift past social media. Somewhat than treating messaging as simply one other function inside X, the corporate is more and more positioning XChat as a standalone communication platform that may finally assist broader companies throughout the X ecosystem.
Past the fundamentals, XChat additionally contains PIN-protected conversations, higher-quality media sharing, and assist for sending information of as much as 2GB.
One other piece of the ‘every thing app’ puzzle
The humorous factor is that launching on Android could also be simply as necessary as including new options. Android accounts for almost all of the worldwide smartphone market, and with out it, XChat was at all times going to battle as a mainstream messaging platform. That mentioned, whether or not customers are prepared to modify from established apps like WhatsApp or Telegram is one other query fully.
Nonetheless, with XChat now obtainable on each main cell platforms, X has cleared one in every of its greatest hurdles. The messaging app is now not simply an experiment for iPhone customers. As an alternative, it’s turning into a core constructing block within the firm’s long-term ambition to show X into far more than a social community.
