Get started
Set up Talkfern on your phone
Install Talkfern on your iPhone, enter your phone number and confirm the code. Add a name and photo, and you are ready to chat.
Use Talkfern on your computer
Talkfern for Web and desktop work as linked devices. On your computer, open Talkfern Web or the desktop app. On your phone, go to Settings, Linked devices, tap Link a device and scan the code. Your phone must stay connected.
Link and unlink devices
Open Settings, Linked devices on your phone to see every device on your account. Tap one to log it out. You can also log out of a browser from its own Settings screen.
Chats
Edit or delete a message
Hold your message, then choose Edit. You can edit for 15 minutes after you send it. Edited messages show an Edited label.
Send a view-once photo
Pick one photo and tap the 1 button before sending. It can be opened one time, then it is deleted from the other person's device.
Star, pin and archive
Star important messages to find them later. Pin chats to keep them on top, and archive chats to tidy your list.
Calls
Make a voice or video call
Open a chat and tap the phone or video button. In a group, everyone in the group is rung.
Calls on your computer
You can call and answer from Talkfern Web or the desktop app. Allow the microphone and camera when your computer asks.
Status, channels and spaces
Who sees my status?
People who saved you and whom you saved. You can narrow it in Status privacy. Updates disappear after 24 hours.
Channels vs groups
In a channel only admins post and followers cannot see each other. In a group, everyone can talk and members can see each other.
Spaces
A space brings groups together with an admin-only announcements channel. Members never see each other's numbers.
Privacy and security
Is Talkfern end-to-end encrypted?
Yes. Messages, calls, photos, voice notes and status are locked on your phone and opened only by the people in the chat.
Verify a chat
Open the chat info and choose Verify Encryption. Scan each other's QR code or compare the 60-digit number.
Delete my account
Settings, Account, Delete account. This removes your profile and ends all sessions.
Still need help?
Open Talkfern, go to Settings, Help, and send us a message.
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