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Private chats: how to message someone one to one
Private chats in CicadaChat are just the two of you and don't depend on distance. How to start one, find it again, keep track of unread messages, and stay safe.
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How to share your location in a message, and who will see it
Sharing your location sends an exact pin, the one time CicadaChat shows where you are. How to do it, who sees it in each kind of chat, and when it's wise.
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How to send photos and documents in a chat
Send photos and documents in any CicadaChat chat. Which files are allowed, size limits, how photos are resized and cleaned of GPS data, and who can open what you send.
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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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Using CicadaChat without sharing your location: the Global room
Decline the location prompt and CicadaChat puts you in Global, one room for everyone. What the Global room is like, what works without a location, and how to open the local rooms later.
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How to turn on location for CicadaChat (and unblock it in your browser)
The local rooms need your location. How to allow it from inside CicadaChat, how to unblock it in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and on iPhone or Android, and what CicadaChat does with it.