Private chat
People find you by the name you chose. Search works by username, and also by the name on the profile. Nothing in that search reads the address book on your phone.
In the app
On this page
Pick a name you can say out loud to the person you want to reach, and avoid your full legal name, your phone number, or a handle you already use on a public network if those would identify you.
You can change the username once every 24 hours. The app tells you when the next change is allowed, instead of failing after you type a new one. The previous username stays reserved until that window ends.
A username is not a secret password. Anyone you tell can search it. If you want a chat to stay off the main list after they find you, use a hidden chat or a chat PIN. If you want the whole app closed, use the app lock.
Signing out of one device, or of every other device, does not delete the username. Delete the account when you want the profile gone.
Keep going
Random chat
These pages are for random text chat. Private chat by username stays in the app.
The app
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.
Help
A few quick answers before your first chat. The app has its own screens after you claim an account.
No. A username is unique, and a recently changed one stays held until the change window ends.
The public identity is the username, the name, and the photo you set. The email is for sign-in and recovery.
