Elon Musk Launches Standalone X Chat App to Compete with WhatsApp and Snapchat

Elon Musk's social media platform X has launched X Chat as a standalone messaging app to compete with services like WhatsApp and Snapchat. Currently in beta for iOS with limited users, the app aims to support Musk's vision of an all-in-one 'Super app' combining messaging, payments, and more. Musk promotes X Chat's security features, though some claims about its privacy have been challenged by community fact-checkers on X. Android support and wider testing are planned.