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How to create a CicadaChat account and keep your guest chats
Create a CicadaChat account in under a minute without losing anything from your guest account. Each field explained, the welcome photo, and confirming your email.
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Getting started
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Guest or registered account: what's the difference?
Every CicadaChat visitor starts as a guest. What a guest can and can't do, how a registered account differs, and when it's worth signing up.
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How CicadaChat rooms work: chatting with people by distance
A CicadaChat room isn't a place you join. It's a circle drawn around you. Here's how that decides who reads your messages, what you see and what others learn about you.
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Choosing a room: 100 m, 500 m, 1 km, 10 km, 50 km or Global
What each of CicadaChat's six rooms is good for, how to switch between them on a computer or phone, and how to pick the right one before you speak.
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Using CicadaChat on your phone: add it to your home screen
CicadaChat needs no app store: add it to your home screen on iPhone, Android or a computer so it opens full screen with one tap. Plus a tour of the phone layout.
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Getting started with CicadaChat: your first five minutes
Open CicadaChat, answer the location prompt and send your first message to the people around you. What each part of the screen does, and when an account is worth it.