X launches X Numbers for private messaging without phone numbers

X introduced X Numbers, giving XChat users a private code that lets others message or call them without a mutual follow or sharing a phone number. The feature is optional and the code can be turned off or refreshed at any time.

• Messages sent via an X Number go straight to the inbox, bypassing message requests
• Users can disable or refresh the code, cutting off contacts who only have the old one
• People a user has already messaged can see the code, though a "Hide from others" setting exists
• The launch is part of X's push toward an "everything app" with XChat and X Money