{"id":55774,"date":"2026-04-10T20:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/xchat-xs-standalone-messaging-app-is-launching-on-iphone-and-ipad-next-week\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:34:55","slug":"xchat-xs-standalone-messaging-app-is-launching-on-iphone-and-ipad-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/xchat-xs-standalone-messaging-app-is-launching-on-iphone-and-ipad-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"XChat, X&#8217;s standalone messaging app, is launching on iPhone and iPad next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<\/figure>\n<p>X&#8217;s standalone messaging app XChat now has a release date.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1047643\"\/><\/p>\n<p>XChat will be coming to iPhone and iPad in a week. The App Store listing for the messaging app shows a preview of the design, including a detailed icon and an April 17 release date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>According to the app&#8217;s description, XChat will allow users to &#8220;chat with anyone on<\/p>\n<p>XChat will not include advertising or tracking and messaging is end-to-end encrypted. <\/p>\n<p>The preview of the app shows features like the ability to block screenshots, send disappearing messages, put group chats on hold, and make video calls.<\/p>\n<p>The app has been in testing since last year.<\/p>\n<p>XChat can be<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/xchat\/id6760873038\"> Pre-ordered from the App Store<\/a> Ahead of its release next Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source-badge\">\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a favorite source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a favorite source on Google\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use auto affiliate links that generate income.<\/em> More.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rDvqMk\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1044137\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/03\/750x150-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X&#8217;s standalone messaging app XChat now has a release date. XChat will be coming to iPhone and iPad in a week. The App Store listing for the messaging app shows a preview of the design, including a detailed icon and an April 17 release date. 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