XChat opens Android pre‑registrations

X Corp. has opened Android pre-registrations for XChat, extending the company’s standalone messaging push beyond its existing iPhone and iPad release. A Google Play listing for package name `com.xchat.android` is now live for pre-registration, according to posts on X and Play Store search results reviewed on Sunday. The move follows XChat’s recent iOS launch as a separate app from X’s main social network. Apple’s App Store listing describes XChat as a dedicated private-messaging app built around end-to-end encryption, message editing and disappearing messages. ### What exactly is now live on Android? Google Play now shows an XChat listing tied to the Android package name `com.xchat.android`, indicating users can register interest before the app is broadly available. Search results reviewed Sunday did not surface a full public Play description page, but third-party tracking and user posts cited by PiunikaWeb said the listing had appeared earlier this month as X prepared an Android version. (apps.apple.com) May 24 posts on X said Android pre-registrations were live, marking the clearest public step yet toward an Android release. X did not immediately publish a separate newsroom announcement in the material reviewed. ### What does XChat say it offers? Apple’s U.S. App Store listing says XChat lets users “chat with anyone on X” in a separate app with “no ads” and “no tracking.” The listing says every message is end-to-end encrypted with a key pair unique to the user and protected by a PIN that stays on the device. (piunikaweb.com) It also says “No one can read your conversations. Not even X.” The same listing names the app’s main features as end-to-end encrypted messaging, editing or deleting messages for everyone, screenshot blocking, disappearing messages, large photo, video and file sharing, and “massive group chats.” Those tools place XChat in more direct competition with established messaging apps including WhatsApp, Telegram and Apple’s iMessage. (piunikaweb.com) ### How far along is the standalone app rollout? (apps.apple.com) Apple’s App Store shows XChat is already available from X Corp. for iPhone and iPad. The listing reviewed Sunday showed about 1,700 ratings in the U.S. store and described the app as a “major update” that puts X’s messaging functions “on your home screen.” Apple’s developer page for X Corp. also lists XChat alongside X and Grok. App Store records in other regions indicate XChat had been set for an April 17, 2026 debut before becoming available later in April. (apps.apple.com) PiunikaWeb reported the iPhone launch slipped from April 23 and went live on April 24. ### How does this fit into X’s broader messaging push? X Corp. has been separating messaging from the main X app by giving XChat its own download, identity and feature set. The App Store description says users sign in with their X account and can immediately reach the network they already built on X, without exchanging phone numbers or sending fresh invites. (apps.apple.com) That positioning puts XChat closer to a platform-linked communications layer than a simple direct-message tab. (apps.apple.com) The company’s public materials reviewed Sunday focused on privacy, portability of existing social connections and a dedicated app experience rather than on phone-number-based messaging. ### What should users watch next? Android users can now monitor the Google Play listing tied to `com.xchat.android` for an availability date, while iPhone and iPad users can already download XChat from Apple’s App Store. (apps.apple.com) X Corp.’s current public app materials continue to point users to XChat’s privacy policy and terms through X’s main web properties as the Android rollout moves forward. (play.google.com)