Username-Based Identity
Your Pinghug username identifies your account when connecting with other members. A mobile number does not need to be used as your public username.
Username-based chat ✦ No phone number as public identifier
Chat
Without a
Phone Number.
Pinghug is an online chat and private messaging service where members connect through usernames. Create an account, find people you want to connect with, and continue privately after a friend request is accepted.
Chat Without Using a Phone Number as Your Public Identifier
Pinghug is an online chat and private messaging service built around usernames, friend requests and one-to-one conversations. A username identifies your Pinghug account, so you do not need to use a mobile number as your public username when connecting with other members.
How username-based chat works
Create a Pinghug account with a username and password. You can find another member by username or share your own username with someone you want to connect with. This gives you a simple way to start a connection without publishing a mobile number as your account identifier.
Friend requests before private messaging
A friend request provides a step between finding another member and starting a private conversation. After a request is accepted, the connected users can continue through private one-to-one messaging.
Use Pinghug with an internet connection
Pinghug can be accessed through supported devices with an internet connection. A cellular SIM card is not the basis of the account connection flow; your Pinghug account and username are used to identify your account.
Keep personal information private
When talking to people you meet online, avoid sharing passwords, verification codes, financial information or other sensitive details. If a conversation becomes unwanted or inappropriate, use the available blocking and reporting controls and follow the site's community rules.
Who can use username-based chat?
Username-based chat can be useful for people who want to keep their mobile number separate from online conversations, meet people through shared interests, or maintain private one-to-one conversations with connections they have accepted.
Getting started
Create a Pinghug account, choose a username and complete your profile. Find another member, send a friend request and continue through private messaging after the request is accepted.
Simple connections.
Username-based messaging.
Pinghug combines username-based accounts, friend requests and private one-to-one messaging.
Friend Requests
Send or receive a friend request before continuing to a private conversation. You can decide which connection requests to accept.
Private One-to-One Chat
After a friend request is accepted, connected members can continue their conversation through private one-to-one messaging.
Chat Without a Phone Number
Questions, Answered.
Can I create a Pinghug account without using a phone number?
Pinghug uses usernames as account identifiers, so a phone number does not need to be used as your public username.
How does username-based chat work?
Create an account with a username, find another member by username and send a friend request. After the request is accepted, connected users can continue through private one-to-one messaging.
Do I need a SIM card to use Pinghug?
A SIM card is not required to use Pinghug when you have an internet connection. Your Pinghug account and username are used for the connection flow.
How do friend requests work?
A member can send a friend request to another member. Once the request is accepted, the connected users can use private one-to-one messaging.
What information should I avoid sharing in online chats?
Avoid sharing passwords, verification codes, financial information or other sensitive personal details with people you meet online. Use available blocking and reporting controls if a conversation becomes unwanted.
Keep your phone number
separate from your chat.
Create a Pinghug username, connect with other members and continue through private one-to-one messaging after a friend request is accepted.
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