If you use this app it’s important that you understand a few things about Kik, including how can you get tracked on Kik and what you should be wary off. If you are familiar with the software already, then feel free to skip down to the section titled “Safety Tips” at the end of this article if you want. So let’s begin…
The first thing that needs to be said is Kik works very similarly to WhatsApp, iMessage, Facebook Messenger and many other messaging apps available today as it uses your phone number as your main identifier. Sometimes people who use this app will opt for an alias name when communicating in order to maintain their anonymity. This feature is entirely optional though so don’t worry about choosing something which might reveal a bit too much about yourself. Once you have chosen an alias name and logged in to your account a username will be generated for you, but this only applies to the chat feature (which contains group chats, one-to-one conversations and more). Your username will also appear on messages if you decide to use the Kik Messenger web client so that other users know who’s chatting with them.
Definitely don’t post your Kik username on any social media accounts or even post photos of yourself using this app as there is definitely the possibility that someone could build up enough information about who you are through various means such as collecting selfies from different locations/apps etc and then either blackmailing you, contacting your family members etc.
The Dangers of Kik Messenger
Kik is a messaging application for smartphones. Users register an account with Kik and chat anonymously by using a username only.
Originally Answered: Can you get your Kik texts from the police? No. Police can only provide messages which were collected as part of a criminal investigation.If you have any feedback or other ideas, please let me know in the comments below!
Sending photos on Kik is safe. Kik provides an encrypted form of communication, so personal pictures sent through the app will not be shared with others via the Internet.
When Kik stores text messages, it does not store the content of the message and thus cannot retrieve it.
Kik is a cross-platfrom application used for communicating with friends messages.
Now, to check if someone is online on Kik, just send them a message; if they open or see your message, then you will see either the “R” (read) character beside the message; otherwise it will say “D” (delivered). If it stays as “D,” then that means that person is no longer online or active on Kik.
When you delete Kik, all of your messages, contacts, and groups are permanently deleted. Your account is also removed from the Kik server.
To permanently delete your Kik account:Open Kik and sign in.Tap the person icon in the top left corner of the main screen.Tap Settings > Privacy & Safety > Delete My Account.Enter your password and tap Delete My Account again.
If you delete Kik, your account and all of your messages will be permanently deleted.
You can block people on Kik by going to their profile and tapping the three dots in the top right corner of the screen. Then tap “Block.
To delete messages on Kik, open the conversation and tap and hold the message you want to delete. A menu will appear and you can select Delete Message.
