Privacy

Chats that do not show in the main list

Hidden chats are for threads you do not want sitting in the list when someone glances at the phone. The safety PIN that opens them also opens the vault. It is 4 to 12 digits.

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 real PIN and the decoy

The hidden tab asks for the PIN, and it explains how to set one when none is saved. Unlock lasts for the session. You can also relock the list after a number of minutes instead of leaving it open until the app closes.

An optional decoy PIN opens an empty hidden list and an empty vault. Someone who knows you have a PIN, and who is given the decoy, sees nothing to open. The safety PIN is the only one that shows the chats and the files.

Limits to know

A locked chat shows the words Locked chat instead of the last message. A blurred chat hides the preview. Neither of those replaces the hidden list if you want the row itself gone.

Kissend does not currently detect a screenshot of a hidden chat or a view-once photo. Treat the PIN as discretion, not as a guarantee that a picture cannot be captured.

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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.

Will a hidden chat still notify me?

Alerts follow your switches for direct chats, groups, and random chats. Mute the thread, or turn on quiet hours, when the banner itself is the problem.

Does unfriending remove a hidden chat?

Unfriend hides that chat for you and removes vault shares between you.

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