There are only a few things to learn, and you can learn them in the minute before your first match. Here is the whole thing, from allowing your camera to saying goodbye.
Very little. If your device can show a web page and has a camera and microphone, you are ready.
Your browser asks once for camera and microphone access. Say yes. If you are on a phone, you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
Choose video, voice or text, then Start. You join the queue and are matched with someone who is online right now.
Stay as long as the chat is good. When it is not, tap Next and you are matched with a new person.
If you want to know what you are walking into, a pink video call starts with a few nervous seconds and then settles into an ordinary conversation.
Ends this chat and starts matching you with someone new. Nobody sees why.
Mutes you without ending the call. Tap again to unmute.
Turns your picture off and on. Handy when you need a moment.
Flags a person who broke the rules. See the community guidelines for what counts.
You get a few free matches every day, and the number left appears on the Start button. When those run out, you can wait for tomorrow or top up. Longer or premium sessions use coins, and the price is shown before you spend. Nothing is charged for looking around.
The same rules apply on a phone and on a laptop.
If you are nervous, start with text. If you want to hear a person but not be seen, try voice. If you want the full thing, go video. All three modes are covered in talk to strangers, and you can pick differently every time.
If you prefer to keep each call to exactly two people, read about 1 on 1 video chat.
You allow your camera, pick a mode, tap Start and are matched with a person who is online. You can talk for as long as you like or tap Next.
You can try it without building a profile. You may be asked to sign in after your free matches. See the help center.
A few each day. The number left is shown on the Start button.
Yes. It runs in your phone browser, and you can add it to your home screen. Using it as a pink video chat app works fine.
The current chat ends and you are matched with someone else. The other person is not told why.
Allow your camera, tap Start and try it. Your first matches are free.
