Messaging without a phone number

Lokha Connect lets you message without handing over a phone number. The account is an email address and a password. Chats, groups, stories, and Flicks all use that account.

This guide explains that sign-up choice. The features page lists the product, and the compare page puts it next to other messaging apps. Neither of those pages is a second copy of this guide.

Creating the account is the step that replaces a phone number. Lokha Connect asks for an email address and a password, then a display name and a username. The username is what other people can search for in Connect. You can add a photo and a bio later. The form does not require a mobile number, and you can message as soon as the account exists.

A direct chat is between two accounts. A private group is for people you invite. A public group can be listed in Connect so others can find it. Admins choose who can send. A team can use a private group without collecting personal phone numbers for the app, because each person joins with email. The same conversation can hold text, photos, videos, documents, GIFs, voice notes, reactions, pins, disappearing messages, and view-once media.

Stories and Flicks use the same account. Stories are photo, video, text, or slideshow posts meant to expire after 48 hours. Flicks is the short-video feed. Live voice and video calls start from a chat and are not saved as recordings. The app runs in a modern browser on a phone or a computer, and you can add it to a home screen. An Android app is also on Google Play. There is no paid plan for these features.

This guide is only about signing up and messaging without a phone number. Pricing, deletion, and the terms of the contract stay on their own pages. If you want the feature list, use the features page. If you want the comparison with other apps, use the compare page. If you want the company and the support addresses, use the about page.

Email and password sign-up, with no phone number required
Direct chats plus private and public groups
Stories, Flicks, and live calls on the same account
Browser use, and an Android app on Google Play