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X launches standalone XChat app on iOS

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X launched XChat, a standalone iOS messaging app, offering encrypted messaging, file sharing, audio/video calls, and group chats. It's also replacing X's shuttered Communities feature. However, security experts previously questioned its encryption claims, and the app marks a shift away from Musk's original "everything app" vision.

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