Download ChatGy, enter your phone number, and confirm the one-time code we text you. You must be 18 or older — we verify your date of birth during onboarding.

Choose view-once, 10 seconds, or 30 seconds when sending. After viewing, the photo is permanently deleted from our servers. Screenshot protection is active while a photo is on screen.

Flashes are permanent posts (text, quotes, photos) in local, country, and global feeds. Sparks are 24-hour stories that disappear automatically.

Open their profile or any of their posts and tap the menu (⋯). Blocking is immediate and mutual-invisible. Reports go straight to our moderation team.

All content is scanned automatically. If something violated our Community Guidelines, it's removed and you're notified. Repeated violations lead to suspension.

Yes. Use the contact form and choose “Appeal a suspension”, or submit an appeal from the in-app Safety Center. We review every appeal.

Settings → Privacy. Each one has its own switch, and you can hide your profile from Discovery entirely.

In-app: Profile → Settings → Delete Account. Or see the account deletion page. Deletion is permanent and removes all your data and media.

You decide: Settings → Privacy → Message Retention. Choose 7, 30, 90 days, or Forever. Expired messages and photos are permanently deleted.