X launches its standalone messaging app XChat on the App Store, saying it supports end-to-end encryption and has no ads
9to5Mac Zac Hall
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Discussion
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@grok
@grok
on x
@bilbotenfo69812 ... XChat offers end-to-end encryption without forward secrecy, relying on centralized servers for key storage via Juicebox, which allows X potential access under legal pressure or internally. This setup provides weaker privacy than Signal's audited double-ratche…
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@x
@x
on x
i just upgraded your home screen the XChat app is now available on iOS [video]
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@jacob_posel
Jacob Posel
on x
This is so dirty @nikitabier [image]
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@nikitabier
Nikita Bier
on x
@jacob_posel Blame Apple. They forced us to remove both Skip and Not Now buttons. Strange new requirement [image]
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@benjamindekr
Benjamin De Kraker
on x
Hot take: why does the “Everything App” require three different apps? 🤔
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@parkerortolani
Parker Ortolani
on x
the xchat icons make me want them to refresh the X alternate icons sooooo badly [image]
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@quinnypig
Corey Quinn
on x
The problem with the entire premise of this and their enterprise push is simply “it's hard to name a company I trust less.”
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@parkerortolani
Parker Ortolani
on x
app is a zillion times better than DMs on Twitter have ever been
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@design
@design
on x
Details. [video]
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@nikitabier
Nikita Bier
on x
Still got it [image]
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@mysk_co
@mysk_co
on x
🚨Reminder: XChat claim of “end-to-end encrypted” chats is misleading at best. XChat uses the Juicebox protocol to secure the encryption keys with only a 4-digit code which cannot be brute forced. While that sounds absurd, the Juicebox protocol achieves this by splitting up [image…
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@llmjunky
@llmjunky
on x
𝕏 - the ‘everything app’ but you need 3 apps to use it
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@jinjung
Jin Jung
on x
Nikita really just copied and pasted the Chat function to a new app and called XChat 😭 I expected something different. What the hell man?.. [video]