X Corp. has opened Android pre-registration for XChat on Google Play Store. The standalone messaging app will offer encrypted chats, disappearing messages, screenshot blocking, and file sharing ...

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Discord has announced that it is rolling out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls to all its users by default.

Following the recent tests of two upcoming stand-alone apps, X has officially launched its customizable, ad-free, private messaging service “X Chat” for iOS users. According to a recent post from X's ...

Apple is finally making the whole ordeal of messaging Android users, aka green bubbles, more secure with end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging. On Monday, Apple pushed out the encrypted messaging feature ...

XChat is finally preparing to launch on Android after first arriving on Apple iPhone and iPad devices. The move positions XChat as a more private and dedicated messaging app compared to X’s ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Encrypted messaging service Telegram will shut down "terrorist-related" public channels, its founder said on Sunday, after Indonesia's government blocked access to the platform ...

Samsung is retiring Samsung Messages after 17 years, pushing Galaxy users to Google Messages as encrypted RCS texting expands ...

Meta will end encrypted Instagram DMs on May 8, 2026. Learn why, what happens to old messages, what users can do, and Instagram vs WhatsApp privacy.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Friday blocked access to the encrypted messaging service Telegram, citing concerns that it was being used to spread "radical and terrorist propaganda" in the world's ...

Meta said that if users have chats that will be affected by this change, they will get instructions on how to download any media or messages for safe-keeping ...