XChat is now on the App Store, where its listing says that it’s expected to be available for download on April 17. This isn’t the same IRC app from the early aughts, which you may remember if you’re ...

TL;DR: XChat, Elon Musk's encrypted messaging app within X, launches on iPhone and iPad April 17, offering end-to-end encryption, no ads, and features like disappearing messages and video calls. Built ...

Samsung is ending its messaging app, requiring most users to switch to Google Messages to keep texting on their devices. The Samsung Messages app will be discontinued in July 2026, the tech giant ...

Samsung to Shut Down Its Messaging App, Switch to Google Messages in July Your email has been sent Samsung is saying goodbye to its own texting app and handing the keys to Google. The company will ...

Impacted owners of Samsung smartphones and other gadgets are being asked to switch to Google Messages in the meantime, “to maintain a consistent messaging experience on Android.” All Samsung Galaxy ...

Tech giant Apple removed Bitchat, a decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app developed by Block CEO Jack Dorsey, from its China App Store at the request of Beijing's internet regulator, Dorsey ...

Apple has removed Bitchat from the Chinese App Store, following a request from the country’s Cyberspace Administration. Here are the details. Last year, we covered the launch of Bitchat (then called ...

Early in March, X (formerly Twitter) started testing a dedicated app called XChat among thousands of beta testers. It appears that the test phase is over and the app is ready for its public rollout.

If you were born anywhere between 1981 and 1996, you might remember an internet that's vastly different from the one we use today. Along with experiencing a smorgasbord of '80s and '90s nostalgia, ...

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp was today updated with expanded support for CarPlay. ‌CarPlay‌ users are able to more easily call and message their friends and family members in WhatsApp ...

(NewsNation) — Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July, according to an end-of-service announcement published on the company’s U.S. support website. Impacted owners of Samsung smartphones and ...

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