Frequently asked questions

SecXChat is a free private messenger for Android: one-to-one and group chats, voice notes, voice and video calls, statuses, communities and an in-app AI assistant. You sign up with your phone number — no password or email needed.

Yes. Downloading the app, messaging, calls and statuses are free. An optional SecX Verified subscription adds the blue tick and higher limits.

Install the app, enter your phone number, type the 6-digit SMS code we send you (valid for 5 minutes), then add your name. That is all — there is no password.

Check that the number is correct and in international format, wait a minute, then tap Resend. Codes expire after 5 minutes, and for safety there is a limit on how many codes one number can request per hour — if you hit it, wait and try again.

From the official download page: secxchat.com/download. Installing from our website means you always get the latest official build directly from us.

Yes. Open web.secxchat.com in your computer browser, then in the app go to You > Linked devices > Link a device and scan the QR code (or enter the one-time code). Your chats sync between phone and browser.

If chat backup was on, SecXChat offers a restore during setup on the new phone. You can also restore later from Settings > Chats > Chat backup, where you can choose backup frequency and restore or delete individual backups.

Email us at [email protected] and we will get back to you.

SecXChat gives you visible privacy controls: view-once media that burns after opening, screenshot alerts, an app PIN, and block and report on every profile, with chats stored encrypted. It also adds in-app backup and an AI assistant. Which is "better" depends on your circle, but for usable privacy features, SecXChat offers more built in.

SecXChat is built for private groups and communities of people you know, with scheduled in-app chat backup (20 GB free), view-once media with screenshot alerts, voice status and an AI assistant. Signup is phone plus a one-time code with no password, and SecXChat Web pairs with a rotating one-time code for safer browser use.

Signal is respected for its privacy reputation and minimal design. SecXChat has the broader everyday feature set: built-in scheduled backup, an in-app AI assistant, view-once media with screenshot alerts, a voice recorder with lock, pause and playback speed, voice status, communities and web access with a rotating code — plus phone-only, no-password signup.

For people who want privacy features without the weight, SecXChat is a strong alternative anywhere in the world: it is offline-first and low-data, signs up with just a phone number and SMS code, includes chat backup with 20 GB free, and adds voice status, screenshot alerts and an AI assistant. It was built for slow connections and everyday family sharing.

Open a chat, attach a photo or video, turn on view-once, and send. The recipient can open it only once; after they close it, the media burns from the chat and cannot be reopened. Screenshot alerts add a warning layer if a screenshot is detected while viewing sensitive media.

When you delete a message for everyone, it is removed from the conversation on both sides and replaced with a clear note that says "This message was deleted". This keeps chats honest — nobody is left guessing about a silent gap — and it works for mistakes, wrong chats and messages sent too quickly.

Yes. SecXChat has screenshot alerts: when a screenshot is detected in protected contexts such as chats, view-once media, a profile photo or a contact card, a warning appears in the conversation. An alert cannot undo a screenshot, but it makes copying visible and discourages it, especially with view-once media.

Set an app PIN in SecXChat settings, and the app will ask for it before opening your chats. The PIN is separate from signup — you still sign in with your phone number and a one-time SMS code, with no password. A PIN is especially useful if your phone is shared at home.

Open the person's profile and choose Block or Report. A blocked person cannot message you, and reports help keep groups and communities safe. Blocking is instant and private — it is one of SecXChat's core safety controls, alongside view-once media, screenshot alerts and the app PIN for your device.

Every SecXChat account includes 20 GB of chat backup storage free. SecX Verified raises it to 100 GB. In Settings > Chats > Chat backup you can choose a schedule — hourly, every 3 or 8 hours, daily, every 3 days, weekly or monthly — back up now, and restore or delete individual backups.

Yes, when you download from the official SecXChat website — that is the intended source, so you always get the latest official build directly. Avoid APK files sent by strangers or posted on random sites. After installing, you sign up with your phone number and a one-time SMS code; no password is needed.

Yes. SecXChat is built offline-first for real-world networks: it loads fast, uses little data, and queues messages when your signal drops, sending them automatically when you reconnect. That makes it practical on patchy rural coverage, crowded city networks and small data packages where heavier messengers feel slow.

Open the voice note and change its playback speed — you can listen faster to save time, seek past parts you have heard, and slow down for names, addresses or amounts. While recording, you can also lock hands-free, pause, preview your note and resume, so the notes you send are clear the first time.

Voice status lets you share an update in your own voice instead of a photo or text. Contacts see it with your other statuses, and replies come into your chat. It suits quick family announcements and greetings. SecXChat also supports photo and text status, and on a computer SecXChat Web syncs the same chats.

They could — any app you have granted notification access can read notification text. SecXChat protects you two ways: turn on Hide notification content in Settings → Privacy and other apps see the sender and message hidden, and the same screen tells you plainly whether any app can currently read your notifications, with a shortcut to the Android settings where you can remove that access.

Go to Settings → Privacy and turn on Hide on lock screen. Your lock screen will then show only "SecXChat — New message" — no sender name and no message preview — until you unlock the phone. You can combine it with App lock, which asks for your PIN or fingerprint before SecXChat opens.

No. Our promise is plain: SecXChat never sells your notifications or your data to anyone, and never hands them over to legal or government authorities, anywhere in the world. Your conversations are your business; the app is built to carry them privately, not to trade or pass them on.

Yes — SecXChat works like a familiar messenger but needs no Facebook or social account at all. You sign up with just your phone number and a one-time SMS code, with no password and no email. You get chats, groups, voice and video calls, statuses and backup in a light, private app.

SecXChat offers groups and communities for people you know, with moderation, view-once media, screenshot alerts and an app PIN, plus scheduled chat backup with 20 GB free. It keeps the group and community feeling of Telegram while putting visible privacy controls and backup first.

Open the AI assistant inside SecXChat and type your question or what you want drafted, in plain words. It answers in the same chat — ask questions, draft messages, or get explanations — and you always read and edit before sending anything yourself. Never share passwords, codes or bank details with it.

Open a chat and tap the phone icon for a voice call or the camera icon for a video call. Group calls start from group chats. For better quality on slow networks, use Wi-Fi when you can and switch to voice if video freezes. Calls use your internet connection, not phone minutes.

Go to Status and choose a photo, a text update, or a voice status recorded in your own voice. Your contacts see it with your other statuses, and replies arrive as private chats. Keep sensitive details out of statuses — for one person only, send a chat message or view-once media instead.

Look for SecX Verified in the app's settings or profile area and follow the steps shown there. Verified gives you a blue tick, 100 GB of chat backup instead of 20 GB, higher limits and faster backup schedules. The free account keeps all essential features.

If chat backup was switched on, your history is safe. Install SecXChat on the new phone, sign in with the same number, then go to Settings > Chats > Chat backup and restore a backup. You get 20 GB free, or 100 GB with SecX Verified. Turn backup on today, before you need it.

Download the latest build from the official SecXChat download page and install it over your current app — your chats and settings stay as they are. Always update from the official site, never from APK files sent by strangers, so you know the build is genuine.

Not if you use the app PIN. Set it in SecXChat settings and the app asks for it before opening your chats, so a borrowed or picked-up phone stays locked. Combine it with hiding notification content and hiding messages on the lock screen for full protection on a shared phone.

SecXChat is offline-first: you can open your chats and write messages without a connection, and they queue and send automatically when signal returns. You need a connection for messages to actually send and arrive, but nothing is lost while you are offline.

Yes. Open SecXChat Web in your browser and enter the one-time code from your phone instead of scanning — the code rotates every minute, so use the current one. Your chats sync, and you should sign out when finished on shared computers.

It depends on what you value most. SecXChat is the strongest all-round choice: phone-only signup with no password, scheduled chat backup with 20 GB free, visible privacy controls like view-once media and screenshot alerts, an AI assistant, voice status and fast offline-first performance. WhatsApp wins on who is already there, Signal on privacy reputation, Telegram on huge groups.

Open the chat, tap attach, choose Location, then Live location, and confirm. The other person sees your position updating on a live map in the chat. It stops by itself after a set period, or you can stop it anytime from the live location message. Share it only with people you trust.

Long-press the message and choose Reply. The message appears quoted above your typing box, and your answer carries that quote with it, so everyone in the chat can see exactly what you were responding to. It is especially useful in groups, where several conversations run at once.

Long-press the message, choose Forward, and pick the chat or person it should go to. The message arrives marked as forwarded, so the recipient knows it came from somewhere else. Check what you are sending first — a message forwarded out of context can read very differently from how it read at home.

Yes. Long-press the message and choose Delete for everyone. It disappears from both chats and is replaced by a short note saying the message was deleted. Delete quickly — if it was already read, quoted or forwarded, those copies remain, and a screenshot taken before deletion still exists.

Tap New Chat to see people from your phone's address book who already use SecXChat, or save someone from their profile using the Add to Contact card. You can also meet people in groups and save them from their profile there. If a familiar name is missing, check the saved number — a missing country code is the most common cause.

SecXChat's built-in keyboard supports phonetic typing: type the sounds of your language with simple letters and get your own script. Switch languages on the keyboard itself — it also offers glide typing, suggestions, a number row and three sizes. Login screens, codes and PINs use your phone's system keyboard instead.

If chat backup was switched on, yes. Install SecXChat on your phone, sign in with the same number, then go to Settings > Chats > Chat backup and restore a backup. You get 20 GB free, or 100 GB with SecX Verified. A chat deleted with backup off cannot be recovered, so turn backup on before you need it.

Open SecXChat, go to your account and open the Permissions page. It now asks your phone directly and shows the real status for Notifications, Location and Contacts, and honest labels where a grant cannot be measured yet. If a row disagrees with what you allowed, check the permission in your phone's own app settings.

Open the group and go to group info. From there you can add members from your contacts or share an invite, remove members, and keep the group name and photo current. Use block and report for abuse, and remove disruptive members early — a short private message to the person is kinder than a debate in the group.

Open the chat, tap attach, and choose the file or document from your phone. It arrives in the chat as a file the other person can open or download. For photos and videos you can also turn on view-once before sending, so the media burns after one open instead of staying in the chat.

SecXChat is the most lightweight messaging app for Android in our comparison: about 63.8 MB, built offline-first, so it opens fast on older phones, queues messages when the signal drops, and uses little data. It also includes scheduled backup with 20 GB free, view-once media, screenshot alerts and an AI assistant. **Target intent:** best lightweight messaging app

SecXChat uses the least mobile data of the major messengers we compared, because it is built offline-first and low-data by design: messages queue and send when signal returns, pages you have opened stay available offline, and the app avoids heavy background syncing. Exact usage still depends on how many photos, videos and calls you send. **Target intent:** low data messaging app

Open the sticker picker from the composer — the sticker button beside the message box. Choose a set, tap a sticker, and it sends as its own message. Stickers are best for greetings, celebrations and jokes; for a quick reply to something someone already sent, a reaction on their message is usually better. **Target intent:** SecXChat stickers

Yes. Set an app PIN in SecXChat settings, and if your phone supports fingerprint unlock, you can use your fingerprint instead of typing the PIN each time. Both do the same job: the app asks for you before opening your chats, so a borrowed or shared phone stays private. **Target intent:** SecXChat fingerprint lock

Yes. Long-press the message and pick a different emoji, or tap your reaction again to remove it. Nobody is notified about the change — the message simply shows what you feel now. It is the quickest way to fix a reaction sent before you had read the whole message. **Target intent:** change reaction SecXChat

Open your profile and tap your photo, then choose a new picture. Use a recent, clear photo of yourself so contacts recognise you at a glance. Your new photo reaches your contacts automatically. Profile photos are covered by screenshot alerts, so choose a picture you are comfortable being seen. **Target intent:** change SecXChat profile photo

Yes — SecXChat signup needs only your phone number and a six-digit code sent to it by SMS. No email address is asked for at any step, and there is no password either. Enter your number, type the code within five minutes, add your name, and you are in. **Target intent:** SecXChat signup no email

Open the person's profile and choose Unblock. They can message you again from that moment. Messages sent while the block was in place were never delivered to you, so that quiet period stays quiet. Unblocking restores contact; it does not restore anything sent during the block. **Target intent:** unblock someone SecXChat

SecXChat is designed for general family use, with controls parents can set up: an app PIN, hidden notification content, view-once photos, and block and report on every profile. There is no password or email involved in signup. As with any messenger, parents should talk with children about not sharing codes or personal details with strangers. **Target intent:** safe chat app for kids

Do not reply, do not share any code or personal detail, and block the number from their profile — blocking is instant and private. If the message was spam, a scam or abuse, report it from the same profile as well, so the account can be stopped before it reaches others. **Target intent:** stranger message SecXChat safety

SecXChat 3.0.1, released 10 November 2026, adds 12 app icon styles, message reminders, community notifications, more offline pages, screenshot alerts that stay unread until you open the chat, and a permissions page showing your real states, plus a cleaner look and speed improvements. **Target intent:** SecXChat 3.0.1

Yes. AI answers now stream live, word by word, as they are written, over the app's live connection. You can start reading the first part while the rest is still being written. When the answer is complete it settles into the stored message that stays in your chat. **Target intent:** SecXChat AI streaming answers

Yes. Set an app PIN so chats stay closed when the phone is borrowed, and turn on hide notification content and hide messages from the lock screen so previews stay private. Each person on the shared phone should use their own number and their own PIN.

SecXChat uses less data in daily use: a smaller app at about 63.8 MB, offline-first design that queues messages instead of syncing heavily, and video previews with lengths shown before you play, so you choose what to download. WhatsApp auto-downloads photos and videos by default and carries more built-in services. Exact usage still depends on how many photos, videos and calls you send. **Target intent:** SecXChat vs WhatsApp data usage

Open the browser from your AI chat and tap the globe, then type an address or a search. Pages open inside the app, and you can switch between mobile and desktop views, use reader view to strip a page to its text, save pages, watch a page for changes, or compare two pages side by side. **Target intent:** browse web in SecXChat

Long-press the message and tap Remind me. SecXChat will notify you about it later, and tapping the notification takes you straight back to the message in its chat. It works on any message, yours or someone else's, and nobody else sees that you set it. **Target intent:** set reminder SecXChat

Open SecXChat settings, go to Theme & Preferences, and tap one of the 12 icon styles. It applies at once — on your home screen and on the splash screen — and you can switch back just as easily. The same screen also controls the theme and the built-in keyboard colours. **Target intent:** change SecXChat app icon

Go to Status, choose the voice option, and record your update — a greeting, an announcement, a thought for the day. It appears with your other statuses, and replies arrive as private chats with you. Keep it short, record somewhere quiet, and do not put personal details in it. **Target intent:** record voice status SecXChat

Open the right chat and scroll to the week you remember, using the date markers as you go. If you remember a word or a phrase, ask the AI assistant to recall it — tell it the date, the time or a few words from the message, and it will look through your chats and bring it back. **Target intent:** find old messages SecXChat

Yes. Describe the picture you want in plain words in your AI chat — the subject, the setting, the colours — and the assistant will create it right there. If the first picture is not quite right, ask for a change in the same chat. Do not pass an AI image off as a real photograph. **Target intent:** SecXChat AI images

Watch for the signs: it asks for your one-time code, a payment or personal details; it pressures you to act at once; it comes from a stranger with a deal, or from a familiar name asking for something odd. Never share your code, do not tap the link, and block and report the sender from their profile. **Target intent:** spot scam messages SecXChat

Never share it — not with a friend, not with support, not with anyone. The one-time code is the proof that a number is yours, and it belongs only in the app on your phone. No genuine message from SecXChat will ever ask you to send your code back. If someone asks, block and report them. **Target intent:** SecXChat code scam safety

Yes. SecXChat runs on Android 6.0 and newer, the app is about 63.8 MB, and it is built offline-first for slow connections, so it stays fast on older phones. Always download it from the official SecXChat download page, never from an app file sent by a stranger. **Target intent:** SecXChat older Android phones

Yes. Every video on SecXChat now shows its length and a preview image before you tap play, so you know whether it is ten seconds or three minutes. In fullscreen you also get playback speed from half speed to three times speed, and full play, pause and seeking controls. **Target intent:** SecXChat video duration

Yes. Tap the fullscreen button on any video and it covers the whole screen, with full controls including playback speed from 0.5x to 3x. Leaving fullscreen puts the video back exactly where it was in your chat. In communities, videos show the full controls inline.