Open the hidden tab and set a PIN of 4 to 12 digits. Move the chat there. Optionally set a decoy PIN that opens an empty list.
Relock after a few minutes so an unlock does not last all day.
Guide
How to hide chats when someone asks to check your phone
Hiding is a PIN, not a gesture you invent in the moment. Set it up before you need it.
In the app
A private chat, with the locks.
- A username instead of your phone number.
- App lock, a hidden list, and a decoy PIN.
- A vault for files, away from the gallery.
- Friend chats and groups are free.
On this page
Steps
Practice
Type the decoy once when you are alone, so your hands do not default to the real PIN. Email can clear the hidden PIN if you forget it.
Keep going
Related pages
Help
Hide chats
Set a safety PIN, move a chat into the hidden list, and optionally add a decoy PIN that opens an empty list and an empty vault.
Open
Privacy
Hidden chats
Move selected chats behind a safety PIN. The same PIN opens the vault. A decoy PIN opens an empty list and an empty vault.
Open
Guide
Decoy PIN
A second PIN opens an empty hidden list. It does not delete chats, and it does not help if you type the real PIN.
Open
Random chat
Meet someone new by text
These pages are for random text chat. Private chat by username stays in the app.
The app
Private chat, vault, and locks.
Friend chats and group messages are free. Locks, hidden chats, and the vault are for a phone that is not only yours. Optional random chat stays off until you turn it on.
Identity
- Email or Google sign-in
- Username, not a phone number
- Change a username once a day
- Devices you can sign out
- Delete the account from Profile
Friends and groups
- Search a username and request
- Accepting a request is free
- Friend messages are free
- Groups with admins and mentions
- Invite links that expire
Messages
- Text, emoji, and GIF search
- Photo, video, voice, and files
- Reply, react, star, and pin
- Edit for 15 minutes, then delete
- Read ticks, search, and forward
Privacy on the phone
- App lock when the tab hides
- Safety PIN for hidden chats and the vault
- A PIN on one chat, and blur
- Mute, and quiet hours
- Disappearing messages and view-once
Vault
- Albums, stars, and trash
- Photos, video, audio, and PDF
- Share a file with a friend
- Free space, then token packs
- Send a vault file in chat
Optional random chat
- Off until you turn it on
- Text only on this website
- Worldwide anyone is free
- Gender and place are optional
- Skip, leave, report, talk again
Tokens
- Welcome tokens for a guest
- A seven-day claim streak
- A bonus when you claim an account
- Packs by country, paid with Razorpay
- Gift tokens to a friend
Safety
- Block and report a chat
- 18+ and the guidelines
- Hide last seen
- Password strength on sign-up
- Analytics only if you allow it
Help
Questions, answered.
A few quick answers before your first chat. The app has its own screens after you claim an account.
Does this delete history?
No. Add disappearing messages if you also want the thread to shrink.
Can they see it in notifications?
Hide is the list. Mute and quiet hours are the banner. Use both.