Jake Peterson

Jake Peterson Senior Technology Editor

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Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions.

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April 13, 2026

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Key Takeaways

XChat offers X users end-to-end encrypted messaging, in addition to other chat app features.

But the app can also collect a large number of data points, and links that data to your identity.

XChat may collect your location, contacts, search history, usage data, contact info, user content, identifiers, and diagnostics.

XChat launches April 17, and is only available to active X users.

Table of Contents

Elon Musk's "X Corp" is back at it. The company's latest X-themed product is XChat, a messaging app built for X users to securely chat with one another.…