Set a username you can share narrowly. Hide last seen if you want. Leave random chat off unless you mean to use it. Read the safety reminder if you turn it on.
Guide
Privacy settings for a new account
Do this once, on the day you register, before the thread gets interesting.
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
Account
Device
Set the app lock. Set quiet hours if nights should stay dark. Mute is per chat, later, when a thread deserves it.
Keep going
Related pages
Help
Create your account
Register with email or Google, verify the code, and choose a username. A guest chat on the website can come with you.
Open
Tool
Privacy settings
A new-account list: username, last seen, random chat, app lock, and quiet hours.
Open
Privacy
App lock
Close Kissend with a PIN when the phone is shared. The app locks as soon as you save the PIN, when the tab hides, or after the idle time you choose.
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.
Is there a tick-box version?
Yes. The privacy settings checklist in Tools.
Does this cost tokens?
Does this cost tokens?
No. These are settings.