Encrypted messages return to x. The functionality, which then still Twitter introduced in 2023 for paying users, it was withdrawn last May while the company worked on ‘improvements’. Now, those improvements have come within a renewal of the platform’s direct messaging system under the name Chat. Chat is now available for all users on the web and in the iOS appwhile to that of Android will arrive ‘soon’.
In the X web interface the section is maintained Messages and, upon accessing, you can see both those that were already there and the new option, in beta phase.
New features it offers include messages that disappearconfigurable to be automatically deleted after a certain period, and the option to receive a notification when taking a screenshot of a chat or directly block captures. Messages can be edited and deleted and are supported voice and video callswith voice notes on the way, the shipment of files and the ability to mark messages as unread.
X also ensures that Chat recovers end-to-end encryption (E2EE), for both messages and files, although the support page notes that this does not cover metadata -like who receives it or when it is sent-.
Say hello to Chat – all-new secure messaging on X.
• end-to-end encrypted chats and file sharing
• edit, delete, or make messages disappear
• block screenshots and get notified of attempts
• not ads. no tracking. total privacy. pic.twitter.com/7dmDEDkYvO— Chat (@chat) November 14, 2025
It also does not offer protection against man-in-the-middle attacks.: The company acknowledges that if ‘a malicious employee or X herself’ were to compromise an encrypted conversation, users would have no way of knowing, although they are working on methods to verify the authenticity of messages and which devices have access to private conversations.
Problems with Chat
The launch took place this weekend, but There are users who are unhappy with the difficulties they are encountering. with the new messaging system with which app for everything which artificial intelligence chatbots are taking over.
When you access Chat, the platform asks create a 4 digit passcodesomething that has generated some rejection among users accustomed to accessing their messages without further complications.
Others have pointed out that messages are not displaying correctly; among them, a user who described the update as ‘horrible and needs to be fixed immediately’, since all your messages appeared as broken links instead of textaccording to Forbes.
It has also been criticized for difficulties that users are having accessing their conversations, especially in group chats in which they report not being able to change their names or add participants.