How To Create A Public Group On Kik

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Kik is a free messaging alternative to cellular text messages.^[1] You can use Kik to send a message to more than one person using its group chat feature. Kik is available on iOS, Android, and Windows phones.^[2] This article describes how to start a group chat on each of its major platforms for current and older versions of Kik.^[3]

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Open Kik on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. The process is the same regardless of what device you're using.
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In the top right corner, touch the Talk To icon. It looks like a comic book speech bubble.
- If you don't see the speech bubble icon, you're using the older version. Click here to go to the older version instructions.
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Touch Start a Group .
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Touch + Add .
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On the Select People screen, touch all the people you'd like to add to the group, and then touch Done.
- A checkmark is added after the name to show that the person has been selected.
- You can deselect a person by touching their name again.
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Start the group chat. Touch Start to start the group.
- If you don't see Start , touch the checkmark in the top right corner.
- Naming the group and adding a group photo are both optional.
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Type a message and then touch Send . The message will be sent to everyone in your group.
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Add users to an existing group chat. Touch the Info button. It looks like two overlapping circles and a +. Touch + Add , and then choose more people to add to your group.
- On the Info screen, you can change the group name and photo. You can also mute the group to stop getting messages or leave the group entirely.

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Open Kik. If you see a speech bubble icon in the top right, you're using the current version. Click here to go to the current version instructions.
2

Start a new chat or open ongoing chat.
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Touch Info/Chat Info .
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Touch Start a Group .
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Touch Add to show your contact list.
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Choose the people you want to add to the group chat.
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Touch Open Chat when you've added everyone to the group.
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Send a message to the group.

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Open Kik.
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Start a new chat or open an ongoing chat.
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Touch the Add People button at the bottom of the screen. It looks like a person standing in front of two other people.
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On the Chat Info screen, touch + , and touch a friend's name to add them to the group.
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When you're done adding people, send a message to the group.

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Open Kik.
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Start a chat with one of the people you want to have in the group chat.
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Touch the Add People button at the top of the screen. It looks like a person standing in front of one or two people.
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Touch + and then touch a friend's name to add them to the group.
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When you're done adding people, send a message to the group.

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