{"id":1902411,"date":"2026-04-25T13:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902411"},"modified":"2026-04-25T13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:47:41","slug":"xchat-is-now-available-on-the-ios-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1902411","title":{"rendered":"XChat is now available on the iOS store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02yXX0zoru1c6TgvVwbTy7q\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1777123746.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl\" data-seamless-content data-seamless-title=\"XChat is now available on the iOS store\" data-seamless-slug=\"xchat-now-available-for-download-on-ios-store\" data-seamless-canonical-url=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/xchat-now-available-for-download-on-ios-store\" data-seamless-analytics='{\"page_view_type\":\"Standard\",\"is_seamless_page\":true,\"template\":\"article\",\"content_type\":\"article\",\"split_test_identifier\":null,\"split_test_variant\":null,\"object_uuid\":\"02yXX0zoru1c6TgvVwbTy7q\",\"object_type\":\"article\",\"title\":\"XChat is now available on the iOS store\",\"canonical_url\":\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/xchat-now-available-for-download-on-ios-store\",\"full_published_date\":\"04\/25\/2026\",\"original_published_date\":\"04\/25\/2026\",\"channel_name\":\"Tech\",\"job_function\":\"News Hit\",\"level_of_effort\":\"One to four hours\",\"story_flags\":\"\",\"content_source_name\":\"Internal\",\"video_show_name\":\"\",\"content_source_type\":\"Internal\",\"author_name\":\"Chance Townsend\",\"day_published\":25,\"month_published\":4,\"year_published\":2026,\"days_since_updated\":0,\"weeks_since_updated\":0,\"days_since_originally_published\":0,\"weeks_since_originally_published\":0,\"categories\":\"\",\"sections\":\"Tech\",\"tags\":\"ios,twitter\",\"post_lead_type\":\"Alt Image Lead\"}'>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl lg:px-8 lg:mx-auto\">\n<header class=\" max-w-7xl z-10 px-4 mt-8 text-primary-400 font-sans mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap subtitle-2 \">\n<div class=\"max-w-3xl\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"text-gray-700 subtitle-2 text-uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Home page\">Home<\/a><span class=\"ml-1\">&gt;<\/span><a class=\"ml-1 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/tech\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Tech category\">Tech<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"mt-4 header-100 leading-tight max-w-5xl \">XChat is now available on the iOS store<\/h1>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-tight md:leading-normal text-xl max-w-4xl \">The app will be the new home for group chats now that Communities has been shuttered.<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full relative z-10 items-center subtitle-2 mt-8 text-left md:flex md:flex-wrap md:items-center md:space-x-8 \">\n<div class=\"flex relative\">\n                                        \u00a0By\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-block md:relative\" aria-describedby=\"flyout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/chance-townsend\" class=\"underline-link\">Chance Townsend<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute left-0 z-top mt-2 md:left-auto md:top-[calc(100%_+_16px)] md:-mt-2\" id=\"flyout\" role=\"tooltip\" aria-label=\"Author Bio Flyout\">\n<div class=\"w-96 max-w-[calc(100vw_-_42px)] bg-white px-4 py-6 md:max-w-[calc(100vw_-_32px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center md:flex-row md:mb-2 md:space-x-8\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center space-y-4 text-center md:flex-row md:justify-start md:space-y-0 md:space-x-3 md:text-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-14 h-14 rounded-full border border-gray-300\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/authors\/03tgQJc7HbwhuDaGMuSAh8J\/image.fill.size_2660x3238.v1673717191.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of a Black man\" width=\"2660\" height=\"3238\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col space-y-1\">\n<div class=\"text-2xl font-semibold leading-tight\">Chance Townsend<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-lg !mt-0\">Editor, General Assignments<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 mb-2 font-normal md:mt-0 line-clamp-7\">\n                Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master&#8217;s in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and <em>Mother Jones<\/em>.\n            <\/div>\n<p><a class=\"text-[.875rem] !text-secondary-300 underline\" data-module=\"author-byline\" data-item=\"author-list\" data-element=\"author-name\" data-position=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/chance-townsend\" aria-label=\"'s Full Author Bio\">Read Full Bio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                            \u00a0on\u00a0<time datetime=\"Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:47:41 +0000\">April 25, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-initial content-start mt-4 text-base md:mt-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fxchat-now-available-for-download-on-ios-store\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"facebook\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Facebook Share\" class=\"pr-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fxchat-now-available-for-download-on-ios-store&amp;text=XChat+is+now+available+on+the+iOS+store\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"2\" data-ga-label=\"twitter\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Twitter Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle%2Fxchat-now-available-for-download-on-ios-store&amp;title=XChat+is+now+available+on+the+iOS+store\" data-ga-element=\"social-share-link\" data-ga-action=\"social_share_link\" data-ga-position=\"3\" data-ga-label=\"flipboard\" data-ga-click aria-label=\"Flipboard Share\" class=\"px-3 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Share on Flipboard<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-5xl lg:px-8 lg:mx-auto\">\n<div class=\"max-w-7xl px-4 mt-10 text-primary-400 font-sans mx-auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02yXX0zoru1c6TgvVwbTy7q\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1777123746.jpg\" alt=\"a smartphone displays the XChat application listing on Apple's App Store with the XChat logo and app name visible in the background on April 15, 2026, i\" width=\"1248\" height=\"702\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-none text-left\"><span class=\"font-sans text-gray-600 subtitle-2\">Credit: Cheng Xin\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"px-4 mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<hr class=\"mt-12 border-gray-100 border-top\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"article\" data-autopogo class=\"mt-8 font-serif editor-content\">\n<p>X&#8217;s long-anticipated WhatsApp and Telegram rival, XChat, made its standalone app debut Friday afternoon, landing on the iOS App Store after <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/x-to-replace-dm-with-x-chat\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">nearly a year since it was rebranded<\/a> under its new name. The launch marks the full rollout of Elon Musk&#8217;s overhauled DM platform, which emphasizes user privacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chat with anyone on X.<br \/>Completely private.<br \/>Now on your home screen.<\/p>\n<p>Download for iOS: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBBfjJyJmu\">https:\/\/t.co\/wBBfjJyJmu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u0QeGs1Z3D\">pic.twitter.com\/u0QeGs1Z3D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; XChat (@chat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chat\/status\/2047747085362139463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pre-orders opened last week, with X touting XChat&#8217;s fully encrypted messaging as its flagship feature. Beyond end-to-end encryption, the app promises zero user tracking, no ads, and an array of in-message privacy tools \u2014 including the ability to hide photos from recipients after sending.<\/p>\n<section aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<div class=\"absolute left-8 px-2 font-sans text-lg font-bold leading-8 bg-white top-[-15px]\"><span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Light Speed<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-8 bg-white md:p-10\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col mx-auto font-sans\" data-ga-impression data-ga-category=\"newsletters\" data-ga-module=\"incontent_nl_signup\" data-ga-label=\"mashablelightspeed\">\n<div class=\"font-bold leading-tight text-left md:leading-8 header-300\">Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-2 leading-tight text-left bg-white md:mt-0 md:leading-8 header-600\">Sign up for Mashable&#8217;s weekly Light Speed newsletter.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-4 font-sans text-xs leading-normal text-left subtitle-1\">\n                    By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/terms-of-use\" class=\"underline text-secondary-300 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ziffdavis.com\/ztg-privacy-policy\" class=\"underline text-secondary-300 hover:text-primary-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"py-1 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center\">\n<div class=\"header-300\">Thanks for signing up!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\"><span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/lawsuit-against-elon-musk-threatens-doge-actions-survives-trump-admin-challenge\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><span class=\"ml-1\">Lawsuit against Elon Musk threatens DOGE actions, survives early court challenge<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a casualty, however. X&#8217;s Communities feature is being axed to make way for XChat, a move that may sting for its niche but loyal user base. Communities functioned as X&#8217;s answer to Reddit&#8217;s subreddit forums, letting users follow curated feeds around specific interests \u2014 not unlike Bluesky&#8217;s Feeds. But according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nikitabier\/status\/2047041338106159484?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">X&#8217;s Head of Product Nikita Bier<\/a>, the feature saw minimal traction: only 0.4% of users ever engaged with it, and those who did were largely &#8220;user-acquisition channels for Kick or compensated clipper communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-stories\" data-ga-impression data-ga-module=\"related_stories\" data-ga-element=\"related_stories_link\" data-ga-item=\"title\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row items-center\">\n<hr>\n<div class=\"px-4 mx-auto mt-0 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-2xl font-bold tracking-normal leading-normal text-center whitespace-nowrap shrink\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/x-custom-timelines-user-reactions\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-action=\"related_stories\" data-ga-position=\"1\">X custom timelines: What users are saying about the new feature<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/kit-kat-heist-internet-reacts\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-action=\"related_stories\" data-ga-position=\"2\">A 12-ton KitKat heist is breaking the internet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/x-teases-new-dislike-button-on-replies\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-action=\"related_stories\" data-ga-position=\"3\">Elon Musk&#8217;s X teases new dislike button on replies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto mt-8 mb-12 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans md:mt-12 md:mb-16 text-primary-400\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row justify-center text-lg text-center md:text-xl\">\n<hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"><strong class=\"py-4 mx-4 w-full min-w-max text-2xl\">You May Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto border border-gray-100\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mx-auto w-full border border-gray-100\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today we&#39;re announcing two product changes for organizing communities on X:<\/p>\n<p>1. XChat now supports joinable links for groupchats. Create a public link &amp; share direct to Timeline. With support for 350 members per chat (and growing), Groupchat Links are the fastest way to bring\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GNcRB99Opc\">pic.twitter.com\/GNcRB99Opc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikitabier\/status\/2047041338106159484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In its place, XChat will offer large-scale group chats \u2014 currently capped at 350 users, with plans to expand that ceiling to 1,000. Communities officially goes dark on May 30.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p><span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 mr-1.5\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/ios\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the iOS tag\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\">iOS<\/a><a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/twitter\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the X\/Twitter tag\" data-ga-click data-ga-label=\"$text\">X\/Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"mx-auto mt-12 max-w-3xl border-t border-gray-200 border-solid\">\n<div class=\"py-8 w-full\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center pb-8 border-b border-gray-200 md:flex-row md:space-x-8\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center items-center space-y-4 text-center md:flex-row md:justify-start md:space-y-0 md:space-x-6 md:text-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-24 h-24 rounded-full border border-gray-200\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/authors\/03tgQJc7HbwhuDaGMuSAh8J\/image.fill.size_100x100.v1673717191.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of a Black man\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col space-y-2\">\n<div class=\"w-full font-bold header-200\">Chance Townsend<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full text-xl font-bold\">Editor, General Assignments<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-0 max-w-3xl font-serif editor-content\">\n<p>Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever else comes his way. He has a Master&#8217;s in Journalism from the University of North Texas and is a proud orange cat father. His writing has also appeared in PC Mag and <em>Mother Jones<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In his free time, he cooks, loves to sleep, and greatly enjoys Detroit sports. If you have any tips or want to talk shop about the Lions, you can reach out to him on Bluesky\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/offbrandchance.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">@offbrandchance.bsky.social<\/a>\u00a0or by email at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#5a39323b34393f742e352d34293f343e1a20333c3c373f3e333b74393537\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"54373c353a37317a203b233a27313a30142e3d32323931303d357a373b39\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"my-16 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/seamless-keep-scrolling.png\" alt=\"Mashable Potato\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/xchat-now-available-for-download-on-ios-store&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/02yXX0zoru1c6TgvVwbTy7q\/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1777123746.jpg&#8221;] Home&gt;Tech XChat is now available on the iOS store The app will be the new home for group chats now that Communities has been shuttered. \u00a0By\u00a0 Chance Townsend Chance Townsend Editor, General Assignments Chance Townsend is the General Assignments Editor at Mashable, covering tech, video games, dating apps, digital culture, and whatever [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,75],"class_list":["post-1902411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-mashable-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1902411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1902411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1902411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1902411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1902411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}