About the BeAnon anonymous chat app Frequently Asked Questions

BeAnon is an anonymous social chat app for adults 18+ that lets you talk privately with new people and become friends only when both of you choose. It is made by RR AI Labs Pvt. Ltd. in India and is preparing to launch on iOS and Android.

You choose interests and available preferences, get matched with someone for a private one-to-one chat, and decide afterwards whether to stay in touch. A friend connection happens only when both people accept. See how BeAnon works.

Other users don’t see your real name, phone number or a public profile by default. You decide what to reveal in a conversation. Anything you share, such as a photo, voice note or personal detail, can identify you.

Chatting, connecting and messaging are free. Optional premium features may be offered later, billed through the App Store or Google Play once BeAnon’s official store listings and paid features are available. You’ll see the price before anything is charged.

Yes. BeAnon is strictly 18+. By using the app, you confirm that you are an adult.

No sign-up form or public profile is needed. When you open the app, a pseudonymous account is created for you. Keep your device secure. Linking a Google account is optional and can help you regain access to your account if you lose your phone; it is not shown to the people you chat with, and BeAnon does not read your Gmail.

BeAnon is anonymous to other users by default. You don’t need to show your real name, phone number, email or a public profile to start chatting.

It is not absolute anonymity. BeAnon processes limited account, device, technical, chat, safety and moderation data to run the app, prevent abuse, investigate reports, enforce the rules and comply with the law.

We aim to collect only what is reasonably necessary to run, secure and moderate the service:

• A pseudonymous account and device identifier, to create and operate your account
• Limited technical and usage data, such as logs and diagnostics for stability and abuse prevention
• Chat, safety and moderation data, needed to deliver messages and handle reports

We don’t require your real name or phone number. See the Privacy Policy for what we collect, why and for how long.

Other users don’t see your public identity. To route messages and keep the service safe, BeAnon processes limited account, technical, chat, safety and moderation data.

Data is protected in transit using standard transport security. BeAnon does not currently offer end-to-end encryption, and reported, flagged, safety-sensitive or legally required content may be reviewed where necessary.

Messages are private from other users unless you choose to share them. Data is protected in transit using standard transport security. BeAnon does not currently offer end-to-end encryption, and reported, flagged, safety-sensitive or legally required content may be reviewed where necessary.

Message and media retention depends on service, safety, moderation, backup, legal and operational needs. BeAnon does not promise immediate deletion after delivery.

Message retention depends on service, safety, moderation, backup, legal and operational needs. Reported, flagged, safety-sensitive or legally required content may be retained and reviewed where necessary. See the Privacy Policy for how long we keep data and why.

We use standard transport security for data in transit and follow reasonable security practices. BeAnon does not currently offer end-to-end encryption, and no app can promise perfect security against every threat.

Keeping your phone secure, with a strong lock screen and OS updates installed, goes a long way towards protecting your BeAnon account.

Possibly. If you linked a Google account to BeAnon, signing in with that Google account on your new phone can help you regain access to your existing account, and you can then see the conversations and media still retained for it. Recovery is not guaranteed, and it is still being verified before launch. You never need to give support your Google password, OTPs or recovery codes, and BeAnon does not read your Gmail.

Recovering access is not the same as recovering deleted content. Ending an anonymous chat deletes its messages and shared media for both participants, and that history can’t be restored. Messages deleted for both participants, permanently deleted accounts, and deleted or consumed view-once media also can’t be restored. Unsent messages and local-only drafts are not recovered.

No. Uninstalling or reinstalling the app doesn’t itself delete your account or your server-stored chat history, and it isn’t a deletion request. It also doesn’t guarantee you can get back in: after reinstalling, resetting or changing devices, you need to regain access to the same account through an available recovery option, such as a linked Google account, and recovery is not guaranteed.

To delete your account and data, use the Delete Account option in the app. See Delete your data.

Choose Delete Account in the app and confirm. Deletion is requested inside the app only; it isn’t accepted by email. If you can’t open the app, regain access to your account first through an available recovery option.

Under the planned launch process, your account then enters a 14-day pending period, during which normal use of the account is unavailable. To keep it, return before the deadline, verify ownership and explicitly select “Cancel account deletion.” Opening the app, signing in, recovering access or contacting support doesn’t cancel it on its own. If you don’t cancel, the account and its chat history are permanently deleted.

Some records may be kept longer where the law or a specific safety, security or financial obligation requires it, and backups expire on their own schedule. Those records can’t restore the account. See Delete your data for the full process and what isn’t built yet.

No. Once the pending period ends and the account is permanently deleted, neither you nor support can restore, recover or reactivate it, and its chat history is no longer accessible through BeAnon. Reinstalling the app or using a recovery option won’t bring it back. If you change your mind, you must explicitly select “Cancel account deletion” during the 14-day pending period; recovering access to the account during that period does not cancel the deletion on its own.

Your account lives on one device at a time, and using BeAnon on two devices simultaneously isn’t supported. If you change phones, a linked Google account may help you regain access to the same account and see the history still retained for it, but recovery is not guaranteed.

Use the report control in the chat, choose the reason and add any context that helps. We may review the reported content, related context and technical data to decide what to do. Depending on severity, actions can include warnings, restrictions, suspension or an account ban. If you can’t use the app, email grievance@beanon.app.

For practical tips, see the Safety Center and our guide on how to chat with strangers safely.

The Community Guidelines apply to every conversation, including private chats. Among other things, they prohibit:

• Nudity, explicit sexual content or pornography
• Child sexual abuse or exploitation, including AI-generated material, with zero tolerance
• Harassment, threats, hate speech or bullying
• Doxxing or exposing someone’s private information
• Spam, bots or automated messaging
• Scams, fraud or anything illegal
• Promoting terrorism, self-harm or violence

Enforcement is proportionate to the violation and can range from a warning to an account ban. Serious cases can be reported to the authorities. You can appeal a decision through the grievance process.

Ending an anonymous chat deletes that conversation’s messages and shared media for both participants. It can’t be undone, and account recovery won’t bring it back. Ending a chat is different from blocking (which stops that account contacting you), reporting (which asks us to review something) and deleting a single message.

Copies the other person saved outside BeAnon, such as screenshots, are outside our control, and limited records may be kept where a legal or safety obligation requires it.

Selfie filters partially conceal your face so you can choose whether and when to reveal your identity. They don’t hide your face completely, guarantee anonymity or stop someone identifying you from other details, and a filtered selfie is not proof of anyone’s identity, age or trustworthiness. Assume anything you send could be saved.

Yes. Use the block control in the chat. Blocking stops messages and connection requests from that account. It can’t guarantee that the same person will never contact you through a different account, so report them as well if they have broken the rules.

If premium features are offered, you’ll see exactly what’s included and the price in the app before you commit to anything. Chatting and connecting stay free for everyone, and safety controls never require a subscription.

When paid features and official store listings are available, cancel through the store where you subscribed: Google Play subscriptions on Android or Apple subscriptions on iOS. Cancel before your next billing date to avoid another charge; subscriptions auto-renew until you turn them off.

Cancelling a subscription doesn’t delete your account, and deleting your account doesn’t necessarily cancel a subscription.

Payments are processed by the App Store or Google Play, so refund requests go through the store. Refunds follow the store’s policies and applicable consumer law. Deleting your account or losing your phone doesn’t automatically mean a refund. Support can help if a purchase isn’t working in the app.