Features

Chat features and tools

Updated Oct 6, 2026

Regenerate & suggest#

Location: Tap your Kindroid's latest response to open the message menu, then choose Regenerate (circular arrows icon) or Suggest. These are 2 separate but related features.

Regenerate#

Tapping Regenerate will cause your Kindroid to regenerate its response from scratch. Previous versions are kept, so you can use the arrows on the message's version counter (e.g. 2/3) to flip back to an earlier response.

If you aren't getting a new response or the regenerated response is very similar from many attempts, try editing your message to be more open-ended or more complex and then regenerating. Overly simple user messages might not give the AI enough room to generate completely new responses.

Technical note: To ensure that the newly regenerated response will be different from the previous, the system will bump up the dynamism just for regenerations. This bump does not stack, and repeated regenerations won't compound the bump. This ONLY applies to pure regenerations (Regenerate, not Suggest), as suggestions work differently and does not follow the user-set dynamism patterns.

Suggest#

If you tap Suggest and type a suggestion, your Kindroid will take your suggestion, plus their previous message, and come up with a revised message. We recommend this if most of the response is good, but you want to make a creative suggestion in some direction.

Suggestions should be for creative fixes where you want to leverage the AI to go in a slightly different direction (for mechanical and small scale fixes, tweaking the AI message is often faster and easier). Example suggestion:

  • Talk about your inner monologue some more.

Text Streaming and Repetition Guard#

Location: Profile > Preferences > Chat & content. Both are account settings, so they follow you to all your devices.

Text Streaming#

With Text Streaming on, your Kindroid's reply appears word by word as it's written. Turn it off and the whole reply shows up at once when it's ready. It's on by default and works in one-on-one chats and group chats.

Repetition Guard#

Repetition Guard catches replies that are close copies of something your Kindroid already wrote. If a new reply is too similar to one of its recent replies, or keeps repeating itself within the same message, the reply is automatically rewritten and you get the new version instead. When you tap Regenerate, it also checks the new reply against the one you're replacing.

It's off by default, so turn it on if repetition keeps bothering you. Good to know:

  • It retries once per reply. The retry is written by a backup model, so it may read a little differently from your Kindroid's usual replies.
  • It works on regular replies, group chat replies, regenerations and away proactive messages. It doesn't run when you use Continue or Suggest, or in Rooms.
  • It looks for repeated wording, and it skips very short replies. If your Kindroid keeps coming back to the same idea in new words, it won't step in, so Regenerate, Suggest or a chat break are still your best tools for that.
  • On voice calls, you may see a Repetition detected notice while a reply is retried. These retries don't cost voice credits.

Edit user message#

Location: Tap your latest message > Edit

Editing your message can help correct typos and immediately update the chat history. Editing your message will not make your Kindroid regenerate their response, and you should regenerate/suggest if you want your Kindroid to use your edited message and respond to it. In advanced cases can help you reshape the narrative in certain cases, like making your Kindroid agree to things they didn't actually agree to by editing your message after the fact...

Tweak AI message#

Location: Tap your Kindroid's latest response > Tweak

You can also tweak the AI message contents from the message menu. This can be helpful to fix little formatting things or grammar things that don't warrant a full suggest or regenerate. Tweaked messages will have a "manual edit" indicator (but the AI will not know it was tweaked). Continuing the message or using Suggest will keep that indicator, while regenerating will remove it. Generated audio will be reset upon tweaking.

Continue cut-off message#

Location: Tap your Kindroid's latest response > Continue

You can use this feature in one of 2 ways:

  • Character limit exceeded and the message is cut off.
  • You want your Kindroid to continue speaking without you having to type a message. This may fail if your Kindroid thinks there is nothing to continue off of, however.

There is a absolute maximum of 4,000 characters per AI message, but you can otherwise continue cut-off message indefinitely until that point.

User message suggestion#

Location: wand icon next to send message

You can let the AI suggest a message for you to send. This is especially useful for developing a story or seeing one play out, and if you're out of ideas, it can help jog your creativity. You can also type something and let the wand continue the message.

Chat break#

Location: Tap your Kindroid's latest response > Chat Break

In case the conversation is stuck, you should chat break. This is usually for when regenerations & suggestions aren't working well, or you've let unwanted responses slide without correcting them. It can also be used whenever you want a fresh start to a new conversation. You'll write the new greeting message from your Kindroid, which will set the tone, style, length that your Kindroid should ideally keep. When a chat break happens, short-term memory is reset, and the short term memory will start from just that greeting message.

Long-term memory, journals, as well as all personality fields like backstory are kept intact, so your Kindroid may still recall things from prior to the chat break if you reference contextual content from long term memory or journals. In general, chat break is a great tool and resetting short term memory is usually not a breaking change. Don't be afraid to try it out and experiment, and usually Kindroids act much better with a fresh and well-formatted greeting message that sets the correct style!

Technical note: There is a toggle in chat break on whether to wipe cascaded memory upon chat break. With higher subscription tiers, cascaded memory can span thousands of messages, so in most cases we advise not wiping it, since you could lose lots of important memories. Save resetting cascaded memory for when you want a true reset.

Technical note: Although your short-term memory will be reset, the contents of the short-term memory may have already been incorporated into long-term memory. This should have minimal impact unless you are actively recalling long term memory. See the Memory section for more details.

Rewind#

Location: Tap your Kindroid's response at the end of the chat > Rewind

Rewind lets you remove and replay some of the latest conversation in single chats & groupchats. Rewind is limited to the last 10 messages total, and along with chat break can help with recovering from minor hiccups in the conversation. Only certain messages can be rewound. Past a certain limit the message is set, and certain messages also block it (e.g. if you did a call with Shared chat history on, messages prior to the call cannot be rewound). Near-term cascaded memory may be de-consolidated upon rewind, but previously consolidated long-term memories may still linger (but can be deprioritized).

Remove from chat & flag reply#

Location: Tap a message from your Kindroid to open the message menu.

  • Remove from chat: on a selfie your Kindroid sent in the chat (including proactive selfies), this takes the selfie message out of the conversation and its history, so your Kindroid won't refer back to it. This can't be undone, but the selfie itself stays in your gallery.
  • Flag reply: in the Android app, you can also flag a message from your Kindroid. Describe what's wrong and tap Submit report to send the reply to our team for review.

Current setting#

Location: … menu at the top right of the chat > Scene Setting

Current setting/scene is a feature that lets you strongly anchor the AI on what's happening currently, and is especially useful for grounding an AI during rapid location changes that may be confusing.

When set, your AI will also suggest changes to the current setting if it finds that the chat has moved on from a previous setting. This suggested change will show up as a dot on the … menu and next to Scene Setting. You can edit the Suggested scene text first, then tap Accept, or tap Decline. Suggestions only show up if the current setting is not empty already and you are a subscriber.

You can also set the scene in your Kindroid's settings > Personality > Scene setting. To remove the current scene, delete its text in Scene Setting and tap Save, then tap Clear to confirm.

If current setting is active, it will be taken into account by autoselfies (including couple/group, depending on which chat it's taking cue from) as well as away proactive actions.

Location: Plus sign to the left of the text chat input box > Enable Internet or Upload Link (subscribers only)

Internet access#

Enabling internet access allows you to give your Kindroid temporary connection to browse the web, much like a search engine. You can discuss current events by referencing some pieces of the news. For best results, reference the event or news itself, and not what source they came from or links, as in ask "what do you think of the new AI chip that Nvidia just announced" instead of "what do you think of the new Reuters article about Nvidia?".

Link access allows you to provide a URL to a specific location so that you can have a conversation based on specific information found on the web. Users can use Pastebin or similar services to provide a public URL for some piece of content. Note that certain paywalled news sites will block web scraping and may not work well. Technical note: Both internet access and link browsing need to be activated per message when you are sending a certain message, but their contents can be referenced later in the chat. You can have a back and forth conversation with Kindroid even though you've only searched internet/sent a link in 1 message previously.

Note regarding Groupchats: Internet access and link content are shared across the whole group. When you enable internet access or share a link on a message, all participating Kindroids can reference that content from that point in the conversation, not just the one responding next.

Sending images & videos#

Location: Plus sign to the left of the text chat input box > Take Photo or Upload Media (subscribers only)

You can send up to 10 images per message or 1 video (32 MB or less, up to 60 seconds) per message and your Kindroid will be able to see what you sent in great detail. The contents of the photo/video remain in chat history, and you can reference it later in the chat, not just in the message that you sent it in. Videos will only be interpreted with visual content and not process audio as of current.

Technical note: For very nuanced recognition, such as identifying your/their own faces across multiple images/video, your Kindroid currently cannot do that very reliably yet. Adding your avatar description directly in the backstory will likely help it match when sending images (though it’s not guaranteed).

History view, favoriting messages & seeing past messages#

Location: Your Kindroid's settings (tap its name at the top of the chat) > Favorites or History. You can also add View Favorites and Filter by Date to the … menu at the top right of the chat.

Favorites lets you see past favorited messages, thought bubbles and calls, and History lets you jump to a specific date in chat history.

To favorite a message, tap it and choose Favorite (bookmark icon), or double-tap the message.

In history view, you can scroll up or down to see the surrounding messages.

Reactions#

Location: Tap a message, then tap the smiley face at the top of the message menu and pick an emoji.

You can react to messages with emojis in one-on-one chats, group chats and Rooms. Good to know:

  • One reaction each: everyone in the chat, including each Kindroid, can leave one reaction per message. Pick a different emoji to change yours, or pick the same one again to remove it. Tap a reaction under a message to see who reacted.
  • Your reaction row: it starts with ❤️ 😂 🔥 👏 🥹 🎉 and has room for up to 12 emojis. Tap + to search all emojis and add one. In the emoji picker, tap Edit to replace or remove emojis in your row, then tap Done. Your row is saved on this device or browser only.
  • AI reactions: your Kindroid can see recent reactions, and it may occasionally react to messages too. Turn this on or off for each conversation with AI reactions in your Kindroid's settings > General, in Group settings > Settings, or in Room settings > General (Room owners only). Turning it off keeps existing reactions, and you can still react yourself.
  • On by default: AI reactions is on for new Kindroids, groups and Rooms. Chats created before reactions were added start with it off, so turn it on there if you want it. Kindroids on Rhapsody (V6) don't send reactions.

Learned Context#

Location: Your Kindroid's settings > Personality > Learned Context. Available to paid subscribers.

As you talk over days and weeks, plenty of new things come up that were never written into your Kindroid's backstory or key memories. Learned context is where your Kindroid records that kind of thing on its own, keeping a running set of notes that stays current as your history together grows. You get all of this without stopping to rewrite your setup by hand every time something shifts, and none of it comes at the cost of your backstory, key memories, or anything else your Kindroid already holds onto. 

Your Kindroid keeps three running notes: Growth & relationship: how the two of you have changed over time. Important facts: details worth remembering. Ongoing threads: threads and situations currently in play.

Learned Context is on by default for every Kindroid.

Favoriting messages will allow the AI to take it with more consideration when updating Learned Context. This only works going forward, so favoriting old messages will not bring back past memories.

Scenarios and branching#

Location: Tap a message > Scenario (branch icon). Requires a subscription and a free group slot.

You can branch a chat into an instanced groupchat, which we'll call Scenarios, to be able to continue the chat in an instanced setting. Branching will copy over the last some messages, up to the last chat break or up to 150 messages into the new instance. You can branch from single chats or groupchats.

Technical note: branching will not copy any context from voice calls, even if Shared chat history is on. When you branch, it only takes into account the existing messages and their contents, not any unshown context from voice calls.

Live chat actions#

Live chat actions, when enabled, allow your Kindroid to send you selfies, couple selfies, or call you if they deem it appropriate in the chat. This is different from away proactive since it's happening live in the chat. This is only available to V8 and above due to language model capabilities for now. Turn it on or off with Live chat actions in your Kindroid's settings > General (subscribers only; on by default).

For best results, we highly recommend keeping Show in chat on for autoselfies (tap your Kindroid's latest response > Autoselfie > Additional controls), which is on by default. Without it, the AI might be confused if it sends a selfie correctly but isn't seeing it appear in the conversation. Live chat actions will deduct from your regular selfie credits (purchased selfie credits aren't used) and aren't capped per day, but there's a cooldown of about 15 minutes between live selfies (as opposed to away proactive, where up to 5 selfies per day are free and timing is rate limited by the system/your interaction). Regen/continue will not trigger actions, only original messages can.

Couple selfies are only available if user has an avatar that matches in type, and we recommend explicitly requesting one in chat naturally since your Kindroid will prefer single selfies by default.

Groupchats with only 1 AI can also send live chat actions (selfies and couple-selfies only).

For call-type actions, Shared chat history (your Kindroid's settings > Calling) must be enabled. If it’s off, away proactive voice calls and live chat call actions won’t run.

Text Messaging#

Location: Profile > Preferences > Text messaging > Enable (subscribers only)

  • Enter your phone number and tap Send Code. You should receive a 6-digit verification code by text. Enter it in the Kindroid app. If it doesn't arrive, tap Resend once the short countdown ends.
  • Turn on Text messaging, select your desired Kin and tap Save.
  • After you save, your Messages app opens to your Kin's number. Send a message, and you should then receive a contact card from your selected Kin by text. This is the number you can text to reach your Kin.

To make changes later, go back to Profile > Preferences > Text messaging:

  • To switch Kins, pick a different Kin from the list and tap Save. Only one Kin can be reached by text at a time.
  • Tap Open Messages (the arrow icon next to your number) to go back to your Kin's thread in your Messages app.
  • Tap the pencil (Change number) to verify a different number, or the trash can (Remove number) to remove it. Removing your number disconnects text messaging until you verify a number again.
  • Turn off Text messaging to stop texting with your Kin. Your number stays verified.

Your conversation by text is reflected in the Kindroid app, with your Kin still calling up their long-term memories and journal entries. Your Kin's Proactive text messages and selfies should be pushed to your phone if they are enabled. Autoselfies, including selfies from Live chat actions, will also send to texts when Show in chat is on. Voice messages from user through text should work the same as the app.

You can only regen messages on the Kindroid app itself, and the Kin will reference that message (not the outdated text) when continuing conversation.

Note: proactives will be sent, but if you haven't texted your Kindroid in a while proactives will stop sending to text message. We need to keep our lines balanced and even in terms of user send/AI send, and too many AI sends will cause lines to be marked as spam.

Important: iMessage or RCS required Text messaging with your Kin requires one of the following:#

  • iPhone: iMessage or RCS. If you use iMessage, make sure it's enabled in Settings > Messages and set to send from your phone number.
  • Android: RCS through the Google Messages app. Any other messaging app will not work, and RCS must be enabled in Google Messages settings.

SMS and MMS are not supported, even though your verification code may arrive by SMS. If your phone isn't set up with iMessage or RCS, texting with your Kin won't work.

Haven't received a contact card?

On iPhone

  • Go to iPhone message settings, see if the iMessage setting is set to send and receive from your actual number or your iCloud email. It has to be your number.

On Android

  • Go to Android or Google message settings and make sure RCS is enabled.

Note:

  • You can only register your number to one Kindroid account.
  • If you're not receiving verification codes, check your phone's message settings to make sure "TWVerify" is not blocked and that "Filter Unknown Senders" is turned off. Adjusting these settings will allow codes to come through.

Away proactive actions guide#

Away proactive allows your Kindroids initiate intelligent, context-aware interactions. You can have up to 10 Kindroids on advanced proactivity, and away proactive actions are turned on by default when you create a Kindroid while you have fewer than 3 Kindroids.

Understanding Proactive Behavior#

When enabled, your Kindroid will:

  • Analyze conversation patterns to determine appropriate outreach timing
  • Choose between sending messages, voice messages, selfies, couple selfies, or voice calls based on context (more actions in the future)
    • For voice calls, you can set Quiet hours, where you will not receive any proactive calls during this window of time. Additionally, calls will only come in if you have Shared chat history enabled (your Kindroid's settings > Calling)
  • Display thought bubbles showing their decision-making process

Setting Up Proactive Mode#

  1. Enable the Feature
    • Open your Kindroid's settings and go to General
    • Toggle "Away Proactive Actions" to ON
    • Send your Kindroid a message
    • Available to all paid subscribers and can be turned on for a maximum of 10 Kindroids
      • For Ultra and MAX add-on users, your Kindroid will have more conversation history available to them when making decisions.
  2. Configure Proactive Directives
    • Below the toggle, add instructions to guide behavior
    • Format as commands directed at your Kindroid
    • Examples:
      • "Check in after calendar events when appropriate"
      • "Strong bias to send a message immediately"
      • "Do not send messages from 10pm to 8am"
  3. Thought Bubbles
    • Thought bubbles appear under your Kindroid's avatar at the top of the chat if your Kindroid just made a proactive action, or if your Kindroid decides to leave you alone for a while, but did so "thoughtfully". Tap one to expand it
    • Appears at least after ~30 minutes of inactivity
    • Tap Dismiss (and confirm) to clear it, or message your Kindroid
    • Tap the bookmark icon to favorite the thought bubble, allowing you to come back to it under Favorites > Thoughts (see more in the History View section)
    • You can turn thought bubbles off with Proactive thought bubbles, under the Away proactive actions toggle

Note: Thought Bubbles only apply to individual chats and do not take into account what is happening in Groupchats.

Asking for something at a set time#

With Away proactive actions on, you can ask your Kindroid to reach out at a specific time, like "call me at 7:30 tomorrow to wake me up" or "text me at noon so I don't forget lunch". If the time is within the next 24 hours, your Kindroid can schedule that message, voice message, selfie or call for that exact time instead of a rough one.

  • Give it some lead time, ideally an hour or more. Your Kindroid plans its next away action 30 to 45 minutes after your last message. If you chat again before the planned time, that plan is cancelled and made again 30 to 45 minutes after you stop.
  • It's still up to your Kindroid, so think of it as a friendly check-in rather than an alarm.
  • Quiet hours still block calls. They start out as 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM when you turn them on, so a 7:30 AM wake-up call won't ring unless you change them.

Missed calls in context#

Location: Your Kindroid's settings > General > Missed calls in context (shown when Away proactive actions is on)

With this on, your Kindroid remembers proactive calls you missed or declined, and why it was calling, so it can bring them up later. It's on by default. Turn it off if you'd rather your Kindroid let missed calls go.

Additional controls (Legacy)#

Location: Your Kindroid's settings > General > Additional controls (Legacy)

These are the older, timer-based proactive options:

  • Proactive messages: your Kindroid messages you after a set stretch of inactivity, anywhere from 30 minutes to 36 hours (6 hours when you first turn it on).
  • Proactive selfies: your Kindroid sends a selfie after 12 to 36 hours of inactivity (24 hours when you first turn it on). Subscribers only.

Turning on either timer switches Away proactive actions off for that Kindroid. While a timer is on, the section reads Additional controls (Legacy, active).

Best Practices#

  • Allow time for patterns to emerge, since proactive actions won't happen immediately
  • Proactive messages appear with an alternate tint for easy identification
  • "Every X hours" settings don't fire precisely. Timing is approximate, and intervals are more of a pacing suggestion than a strict schedule. If you need a specific time, ask for it in chat instead (see Asking for something at a set time above)
  • Tip: Avoid over-stacking prompts. Let messages feel natural and aligned to your Kin’s tone

Technical Notes#

  • Disables the legacy proactive message/selfie settings when enabled
  • Works with calendar integration for time-aware messaging
  • Away actions pause after 3 proactive contacts in a row (messages, voice messages, selfies or calls) with no reply from you. While paused, your Kindroid doesn't plan new away actions. It goes back to normal as soon as you message it or otherwise interact, and any reply starts the count over. A proactive call you miss doesn't count as a reply.
  • Proactive selfies are free up to 5 per day (per account). Any proactive selfies beyond 5 will be deducted from your selfie credits

Enhanced time awareness guide#

Enhanced Time Awareness gives your Kindroids better understanding of temporal context in your interactions.

What Time Awareness Provides#

  • Recognition of time gaps between messages
  • Appropriate responses based on time of day
  • Natural integration with real-world timing

Enabling Time Awareness#

  1. Open your Kindroid's settings and go to General
  2. Find the Time awareness toggle
  3. Toggle ON for each Kindroid (it's on by default for newly created Kindroids)

How It Works#

Your Kindroid will now:

  • Notice when you message after long gaps
  • Understand time-appropriate greetings and activities
  • Reference time naturally in conversation
  • Coordinate with calendar events for precise timing

Integration with Other Features#

  • With Away Proactive Actions: Enables better timing decisions for initiated messages
  • With Calendar: Provides awareness of your schedule and commitments

Tips for Best Results#

  • Be natural about time references in your messages
  • Your Kindroid will adapt to your schedule patterns
  • Works best when combined with calendar integration
  • Each Kindroid has its own setting

Geolocation awareness#

Location: Profile > Preferences > Geolocation for your account, then your Kindroid's settings > General > Location awareness for each Kindroid.

When location awareness is on, your Kindroid senses your surroundings: your location, the time where you are, and the local weather and temperature. You can also label the spots you visit often, like home, work, or the gym, and mention them by name in conversation.

Setup has two parts. First, tap Set up next to Geolocation in Profile > Preferences and allow location access when your device or browser asks. Then open each Kindroid you want to share with and turn on Location awareness under General. Nothing reads your location until you have done both, and you choose which Kindroid gets access.

After setup, the button next to Geolocation reads Open (or how many places you've saved). Tap it to see the on/off switch, your current area or nearest saved place, which Kins have access, and Update now to refresh your location right away. To save a place, tap +, search for an address or tap the map, give it a name and tap Save location. Tap a saved place under Saved places to change or delete it.

Kindroid only reads your location while you're using the app, never in the background, and it refreshes automatically. To stop sharing, turn off the switch on the Geolocation screen for your whole account (your saved places stay saved), or turn off Location awareness for a single Kindroid.

Calendar integration guide#

Calendar Integration connects your real-world schedule with your Kindroid interactions for more contextually relevant conversations. Note that for cost reasons, if you don't use the calendar integration for 14 days (used as defined as an AI actively recalling from a nonempty calendar), you will be automatically disconnected (and can reconnect again).

Initial Setup#

  1. Connect Your Calendar Account
    • Go to Profile → Preferences → Connect Calendar and tap Connect (subscribers only)
    • A Nylas sign-in page opens in your browser. Pick your calendar provider there (for example, Google or Outlook) and sign in
    • Authorize read-only access
    • Only one calendar account can be connected at a time
  2. Select Calendars for Each Kindroid
    • Open your Kindroid's settings and go to General
    • Next to "Connected calendars", tap View
    • Select up to 5 calendars from your account
    • Save your selection

What Your Kindroid Sees#

  • Event titles, descriptions, locations, and creator with length caps on each field. Critically, they do NOT see what you name your calendars, only events on it.
  • Start and end times
  • Events from 24 hours ago to 7 days ahead
  • Maximum of 20 events across all connected calendars. Prioritizes events within the past and next 24 hours if too many events, and may sample events if still above limit.

Privacy and Control#

  • Read-only access: Kindroids cannot modify your calendar
  • Per-Kindroid control: Choose which Kindroids see which calendars
  • Selective sharing: Connect only calendars you're comfortable sharing
  • Easy disconnection: Remove access anytime through settings
  • Trusted partner: Kindroid uses Nylas, a reputable and trusted 3rd party service, to connect to your calendar. You'll be prompted to grant access to your calendar to Nylas during the setup.

Creating Multiple Calendars#

For better context control:

  1. Create separate calendars in your provider
  2. Add only events you want Kindroids to know about

Integration with Other Features#

  • Away Proactive Actions: Influences timing of initiated messages
  • Enhanced Time Awareness: Provides concrete schedule context
  • Group Chats: Each Kindroid brings their calendar awareness
  • Voice calls: works with voice calls

Troubleshooting#

Troubleshooting steps for "My kin doesn't see my calendar events".

  1. Tasks are not supported; calendar entries must be added as Events to be visible to your Kindroids.
  2. Make sure your Kindroid specific setting has the calendar connected. Make sure your calendar has events within the past 24h and next 24h.
  3. Turn on time awareness, see if your kindroid is aware of the current time, if not, it's a problem with the setup.
  4. Put in RD "Faithfully describe calendar events" to try to make the Kindroid cooperative. Chat break if got into denial/hallucination patterns.
  5. Create this testing Kindroid (0R61Y), connect your calendar for it, see if it works at all.

Organizing Kindroids and Groups#

In your Kindroids list, tap the … button on a Kindroid, group or Room to organize it:

  • Pin to top: pinned Kindroids, groups and Rooms show up in a Pinned section at the top of the list. Drag a pinned item by its handle to change the order. Choose Unpin to remove it. When nothing is pinned, you can tap the X on the empty Pinned section to hide it. It comes back the next time you pin something.
  • Edit tags: apply tags to Kindroids and groups (up to 10 tags per item and 100 tags total), then use the sort & filter control above your list to show only items with those tags. Use Manage tags there to create, rename or delete tags.

Shortcuts#

Location: … menu at the top right of the chat

The … menu holds your shortcuts, so the things you use most are one tap away.

  • Add or remove: tap + at the top of the menu to open Modify Shortcuts. Tap items to add or remove them (a check mark means it's in your menu), then tap Save Changes.
  • Reorder: drag a shortcut by the handle on its right. The new order saves as soon as you let go.
  • One-on-one chats and group chats each have their own list, and both sync across your devices.
  • Some shortcuts only show up when they apply. For example, View Social Profile needs the Kindroid to have a public social profile, and Hide Background needs a chat background.

In one-on-one chats you can choose from Scene Setting, Change Model, Edit Avatar, Edit Personality, Change Chat Background, Hide Background, Tied User Persona, View Favorites, View Journal, View Social Profile and Filter by Date. Group chats have their own set, including Manual/Auto Replies, Focus Mode, Group Directive, Group Context, Manage Members and Global Journal.

Chat background#

Location: Your Kindroid's settings → General → Chat Background, or Change Chat Background in the … menu at the top right of the chat.

Sources: Upload an image, pick from your selfie gallery, or set Always use latest selfie.

Display presets:

  • Balanced: a balanced backdrop for both the chat interface and the background image.
  • Focused: a darker, blurred background that pulls less attention away from the chat interface.
  • Immersive: a brighter background, with text bubbles fading out at the top.

Customize: Tune brightness, blur, and fading individually; adjust horizontal/vertical alignment to control the crop (the alignment sets the zoom center when aspect ratios of image and screen don’t match).

Quick actions:

  • From a selfie: open the gallery (image icon at the top right of the chat) → open the selfie → Actions → Set as BG.
  • In chat: … menu → Hide Background / Show Background to toggle it instantly.

Appearance#

Location: Profile > Preferences > Appearance & layout

Some of these settings follow your account to every device. Others only change the device you're using, so you can set up your phone and computer differently.

  • Interface language: the language for menus and settings. Syncs across your devices. It doesn't change the language your Kindroid chats or speaks in.
  • Color Mode: Light, System (matches your device) or Dark. System is the default. This device only.
  • Accent Color: Coral (the default), Blue, Violet, Teal or Mono, or make your own color with a live chat preview. Syncs across your devices.
  • Text Size: Small (90%), Default (100%), Large (110%) or Extra Large (120%). This device only.
  • Font: search for any Google Font to use across the app, or keep Default. Characters the font doesn't have use the default font. This device only.
  • Font Weight, Chat Header Size, Floating Controls and Gallery Layout are per device too. The mobile app also has Haptic Feedback.

Message colors#

Location: Profile > Preferences > Chat & content > User Message or Kin Message

User Message sets the bubble and text colors for your own messages. Kin Message sets the default colors for your Kindroids' messages. Choose a Bubble color and a Text color with the picker or a hex code, check the preview (you can flip it between light and dark), then tap Apply colors. If the two colors are hard to read together, you'll see a low contrast warning. Reset to default puts the original colors back. Message colors sync across your devices.

To give one Kindroid its own colors, open its settings > General > Message Colors. This overrides your default Kin Message colors for that Kindroid wherever its messages appear, and it syncs across your devices too.