Privacy

Messages that do not stay forever

A disappearing timer is for threads you want to keep short. It is a setting on the chat, and the composer tells you when the next message will be erased.

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.
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On this page

The timers

Per chat, disappearing can be off, 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. You can also pick a custom time. A single message can carry its own timer, separate from the chat setting. A small clock on the bubble shows when it goes away.

A photo or video can be view-once. Opening it marks it viewed. Kissend does not warn you today if the phone takes a screenshot of that photo.

Delete is a different action

Delete for me hides messages on your side. Delete for everyone removes your own message for the people in the chat. A group owner can delete someone else's message for everyone. There is a short undo after a delete.

Clear the chat for yourself, or for both people. Clearing for both asks you to type the chat name, so it is harder to do by mistake. An export of the chat before clearing is not available.

Keep going

Related pages

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 disappearing remove a file from the vault?

No. A file you saved into the vault stays there until you trash it. The chat timer covers the message in the thread.

Can I see that a message will vanish before I send it?

Yes. The composer says so when the chat will erase what you are about to send.

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