{"id":3268,"date":"2016-08-31T16:29:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T20:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2018-05-22T13:03:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T17:03:42","slug":"texting-alternative-beginners-guide-kik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/texting-alternative-beginners-guide-kik\/","title":{"rendered":"Texting Alternative: A Beginner\u2019s Guide to KIK"},"content":{"rendered":"

The newest trend in text messaging is a cross-platform smartphone app for individual and group messaging. Lots of young people (with pretty up-to-the-minute Instagrams) are already devotees of the platform. Here, we\u2019ll answer your questions about Kik so you can decide if you want to download it, too.<\/p>\n

How do I create a Kik account?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unlike other popular messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Kik doesn\u2019t have you input your phone number to create an account. Instead, you create a messaging account with your email and a password. You can then find your friends by searching for their usernames or by searching for their phone numbers once they\u2019ve entered those into the app.<\/p>\n

Read More: WhatsApp Now Features Essential Additions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Who uses Kik?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bottom line? Lots and lots<\/em> of people use Kik. From 2010 to 2012, the Kik app attracted over four million users. But by 2016, Kik had exploding, drawing in more than 275 million users.<\/p>\n

Why would I use Kik?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kik operates in a way that\u2019s very similar to your phone\u2019s normal texting plan. If you\u2019re worried about going over your texting limits, Kik can be a great way to save your texts for when you\u2019re away from a Wi-Fi connection. Unlike texting on your phone, you won\u2019t run down your texting plan with Kik. Instead, you connect via your data plan or Wi-Fi. Most people use Kik as an email, social media chat, or texting alternative.<\/p>\n

What are Kik features?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kik has some features that not all Android texting apps provide. Its live typing feature, for example, lets you know when the person you\u2019re texting is typing. It also lets you know when your text recipient has read your text.<\/p>\n

Another useful Kik features is its customizable notification sounds \u2013 you can change the noise your phone makes when a certain person texts you. Additionally, Kik\u2019s code scanning is a unique feature. Each Kik user has a personalized code that can be accessed in the app\u2019s settings. To add a user with their Kik code, you can simply give Kik permission to access your phone\u2019s camera and then scan another user\u2019s Kik code to add them.<\/p>\n

While you\u2019re Kik-ing up a storm, don\u2019t waste all your memory and storage space. Instead, optimize your phone with PSafe Total<\/a>. PSafe\u2019s Memory Booster gives you options for clearing out unneeded files from storage and optimizes your data \u2014 all designed to speed up your device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Want to text differently? Kik is a texting platform that lets you send and receive unlimited messages with your phone\u2019s data plan or Wi-Fi connection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[210,2279,2285,1436,2282],"class_list":["post-3268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tutoriais","tag-apps","tag-kik","tag-kik-app","tag-message","tag-message-app"],"yoast_head":"\nTexting Alternative: A Beginner\u2019s Guide to KIK - PSafe Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Texting Alternative: A Beginner\u2019s Guide to KIK\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/texting-alternative-beginners-guide-kik\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Texting Alternative: A Beginner\u2019s Guide to KIK - 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