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Elon Musk unveils XChat as messaging challenger to WhatsApp, Telegram

Technology leader, Elon Musk, has introduced XChat, a new messaging feature on X (formerly Twitter), a significant stride toward his ambition of building a comprehensive “everything app.”

With this launch, XChat enters the global messaging arena to challenge established players like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal.

In a post in his X account, Musk said: “XChat introduces a suite of features focused on privacy, versatility, and ease of communication. These include end-to-end encryption, vanishing messages, file sharing, and audio/video calling, all integrated into a new, secure architecture.

“All new XChat is rolling out with encryption, vanishing messages, and the ability to send any kind of file.

“This is built on Rust with (Bitcoin-style) encryption, a whole new architecture. You can do audio/video calls without a phone number across all platforms.”


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June 2, 2025

Elon Musk unveils XChat as messaging challenger to WhatsApp, Telegram
Elon Musk unveils XChat as messaging challenger to WhatsApp, Telegram
Elon Musk

By Juliet Umeh

Technology leader, Elon Musk, has introduced XChat, a new messaging feature on X (formerly Twitter), a significant stride toward his ambition of building a comprehensive “everything app.”


With this launch, XChat enters the global messaging arena to challenge established players like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal.


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In a post in his X account, Musk said: “XChat introduces a suite of features focused on privacy, versatility, and ease of communication. These include end-to-end encryption, vanishing messages, file sharing, and audio/video calling, all integrated into a new, secure architecture.

“All new XChat is rolling out with encryption, vanishing messages, and the ability to send any kind of file.

“This is built on Rust with (Bitcoin-style) encryption, a whole new architecture. You can do audio/video calls without a phone number across all platforms.”


The launch of XChat reflects Musk’s long-term ambition of turning X into a Western equivalent of China’s WeChat, a single platform that combines messaging, payments, commerce, content, and even dating.

As part of this vision, Musk has previously stated his intent to introduce peer-to-peer payments and banking services, signalling a future where users could manage virtually every aspect of their digital lives on X. In fact, X now holds payment processing licenses in 14 U.S. states, including recent additions like Arkansas and Pennsylvania.

Source: The Vanguard

He has paid his due, it's now for him to enjoy the renumeration.
Mark, Pavel need to innovate now and repackage their stuff. Elon is giving them a run for their money.

I think that's great anyway.

When will nairaland grow and rival these apps?

FYI. Nairaland is older than facebook

Nice n innovative

Emzedz:
Nice n innovative

What stops you from building your own and innovating it.

Curious345:
When will nairaland grow and rival these apps?

FYI. Nairaland is older than facebook

Nairaland is also growing, you haven’t noticed the anti spam bot effect?

FutureFocus:
Nairaland is also growing, you haven’t noticed the anti spam bot effect?

The one that bans almost every comment.

I might even be banned shortly for this comment.

Is this something to be proud of?

arantess:
The one that bans almost every comment.

I might even be banned shortly for this comment.

Is this something to be proud of?

Just because Se.un wants to protect one helinues from the so called nairaland troller. Now this forum is dead and buried.

Bumper to bumper.
Elon is serious.

Trump should up his game in Truth Social.

He has the money.

Get tech guys run the show for him and give Truth Social a push that reduces every app to kiddies show.

Indian guys are available and have no time for woke stupidity that may sabotage it.

SusanOpeyemi:
Just because Se.un wants to protect one helinues from the so called nairaland troller. Now this forum is dead and buried.

Dead and buried and you are always here. Are you a ghost?

olaolaking:
Dead and buried and you are always here. Are you a ghost?

Show evidence that I'm always here.

olaolaking:
Dead and buried and you are always here. Are you a ghost?

Bro ask the guy on average of how many monikers he creates daily just to troll others.

You can start from this moniker, just go to his comments history and see it's a dedicated moniker just to troll.

The owner of the forum is trying to fix that but the troller boy want to be crying foul. He even attested to the activities of the trollers on this forum including himself

helinues:
Bro ask the guy on average of how many monikers he creates daily just to troll others.

You can start from this moniker, just go to his comments history and see it's a dedicated moniker just to troll.

The owner of the forum is trying to fix that but the troller boy want to be crying foul. He even attested to the activities of the trollers on this forum including himself

SusanOpeyemi though a man, masquerading as a woman wants a proof that he is always here.

He registered this account on the 29th of May which was about 5 days ago and already had more than 50 posts in 5 days

olaolaking:
SusanOpeyemi though a man, masquerading as a woman wants a proof that he is always here.

He registered this account on the 29th of May which was about 5 days ago and already had more than 50 posts in 5 days

Absolute bunkum. So if I take you to court na this crap you go provide as evidence abi?

helinues:
Bro ask the guy on average of how many monikers he creates daily just to troll others.

You can start from this moniker, just go to his comments history and see it's a dedicated moniker just to troll.

The owner of the forum is trying to fix that but the troller boy want to be crying foul. He even attested to the activities of the trollers on this forum including himself

I promised you a job right?

olaolaking:
Dead and buried and you are always here. Are you a ghost?

At least you have experienced what I'm complaining about. Spam bot don ban this one

Curious345:
When will nairaland grow and rival these apps?

FYI. Nairaland is older than facebook

Future impossible tense

FutureFocus:
Nairaland is also growing, you haven’t noticed the anti spam bot effect?

Person Dey greet Good Morning and Bot ban am,shey that one na Bot or Bottom?

Ready2speak:
Bumper to bumper.
Elon is serious.

Trump should up his game in Truth Social.

He has the money.

Get tech guys run the show for him and give Truth Social a push that reduces every app to kiddies show.

Indian guys are available and have no time for woke stupidity that may sabotage it.

Same Indian Programmers Impersonating A.I that led to the collapse of $1.5 Billion AI Unicorn. The company's backend does not have AI; it is just a group of Indian developers pretending to write code as AI. More explosively, this scam persisted for eight years.

dopedealer:
Same Indian Programmers Impersonating A.I that led to the collapse of $1.5 Billion AI Unicorn. The company's backend does not have AI; it is just a group of Indian developers pretending to write code as AI. More explosively, this scam persisted for eight years.

By implication all Indian programmers are criminals, right?

Such over generalisation is improper.

SusanOpeyemi:
Just because Se.un wants to protect one helinues from the so called nairaland troller. Now this forum is dead and buried.

Before Bot ban me. You suppose know say Seun no wise . The X when he go dey drop comment,na like this e be..

Amazing initiative. Elon Musk is always multiple steps ahead. Great guy 👏👏👏

saintmm:
He has paid his due, it's now for him to enjoy the renumeration.
Mark, Pavel need to innovate now and repackage their stuff. Elon is giving them a run for their money.

I think that's great anyway.

All these people you mentioned have also paid their dues.

Curious345:
When will nairaland grow and rival these apps?

FYI. Nairaland is older than facebook

When Nigeria launches her own rocket to moon

Ready2speak:
By implication all Indian programmers are criminals, right?

Such over generalisation is improper.

Definitely, not all !

Curious345:
When will nairaland grow and rival these apps?

FYI. Nairaland is older than facebook

na Nigeria person get am. Innovation not our thing.

arantess:
The one that bans almost every comment.

I might even be banned shortly for this comment.

Is this something to be proud of?

I swr down 😂 I have been banned severally 😂

This is for those bored children on Twitter to consume. I will remain on Whatsapp. Telegram sef, I only get account there to find jobs. I go soon delete the app sef.

Make he introduce Monetization for the platform and see wonders.

When will nairaland upgrade