VAKSYN User Manual — Speak. Share. Connect.

Everything you need to chat, call and stay safe on VAKSYN.

Contents

1Getting started

Install VAKSYN on your Android phone and open it.
Enter your mobile number. We send a 6-digit code by SMS — type it to sign in. There is no password to remember.
Add your name and a photo. That is all; your contacts who use VAKSYN appear automatically.
You stay signed in on your phone until you choose "Log out".

Tap a contact and type. Tap the paperclip for photos, videos, documents and voice notes.
Reply: swipe or long-press a message and choose Reply. Edit: long-press your own message and choose Edit (free: 15 minutes; Prime: 60 minutes). An edited message shows "edited".
Delete for everyone, Forward, Star (find them later in Settings → Starred messages) and View once are in the same long-press menu.
Every one-to-one chat and group message is end-to-end encrypted — only you and the people in the chat can read it, not even VAKSYN.

Create a group from the New chat button: choose people, give it a name.
Open the group name at the top to see members. Admins can add people, remove a member, and make others admins.
Anyone can leave a group with "Leave group". A group can have its own auto-delete timer.

Open a chat and tap the phone or camera icon at the top.
Calls are protected in transit. Use a good Wi-Fi or mobile connection for clear sound and picture.

Settings → Privacy lets you choose who sees your last seen, photo, about, and read receipts.
Settings → Two-step verification adds a PIN that is asked when you register again.
Safety number: open a chat → ⋮ → "Verify security code". Compare the digits (or scan the code) with your friend in person or on a call. If they match, your chat cannot be tapped. If a friend changes phone, VAKSYN warns you that their code changed.
Block a contact in Settings → Blocked contacts, or report abuse from the chat.

Settings → Storage & data lets you decide what downloads automatically (on Wi-Fi, on mobile data, or never) — per type: photos, videos, files. Nothing is saved to your gallery unless you allow it.
Auto-delete: choose 24 hours or 1 month for all chats, for one group, or for one person. Old messages and files are then removed from your phone.
Message timer (disappearing messages) can be set for a chat from the chat menu.

On the computer open www.vaksyn.com/app. A QR code and an 8-character link code appear.
On your phone: Settings → Link a device → scan the QR code. If the camera cannot scan, choose "Enter a code instead" and type the 8 characters.
You can link up to 6 browsers at once with Prime, fewer without. Each browser gets its own encryption keys, so your chats stay end-to-end encrypted there too.
To remove a browser: Settings → Active sessions → log out that device.

Settings → Chat backup → Back up now. Choose a backup password — VAKSYN cannot recover it, so write it down.
The backup is encrypted on your phone before it leaves it. VAKSYN only stores unreadable data.
On a new phone (or after reinstalling), sign in with your number, then choose Restore and enter the same password. Your old chats come back.

Settings → Auto-reply. Switch it on and write your away message.
The message is sent once a day to each person who writes to you in a one-to-one chat — never in groups. It is sent by your phone, so VAKSYN must be running and online.
With Prime you can choose days and hours (for example every night 10 pm → 7 am) and who receives it: everyone, only your contacts, or only people who are not your contacts.

Scheduled messages: open a chat → ⋮ → Scheduled messages → Schedule. Write the text and pick the time. Your phone sends it then, so VAKSYN must be installed and online; if the phone was off, it goes as soon as you open VAKSYN.
Broadcast lists: Settings → Broadcast lists → New list. Pick people and save. Tap the list, write once — each person gets it privately in your chat with them and never sees who else got it.
Themes: Settings → Themes. Choose the colours of the top bars and your sent messages. The chat background is in the chat menu ⋮ → Wallpaper.
Pin chats to the top: long-press a chat → Pin chat (3 chats; Prime: 10).
Free amounts: 3 waiting scheduled messages, 2 broadcast lists of up to 10 people, 2 themes. Prime raises all of these.

Status: open the Status tab. Tap My status to post coloured text or a photo. Your contacts see it for 24 hours and you see who viewed it. Status is not end-to-end encrypted like chats.
Calls tab: Recent shows received, dialed and missed calls with clear icons. Favorites, Emergency (112, 100, 108, 101, 1091 and your own emergency contacts) and a search box are there too. The dial pad button calls any number; if the person is not on VAKSYN you can invite them by SMS.
A call now rings on the phone's own incoming-call screen even when VAKSYN is closed. Allow notifications and 'show over lock screen' when the phone asks.
In a call you can turn the speaker on or off and switch between the front and back camera.
You tab (your photo at the bottom right): edit your name, photo and about. The three dots at the top of every tab open Settings.
Wallpapers: in a chat tap the three dots, then Wallpaper. Choose flowers and feel-good designs, or the signature designs of VAKSYN Prime.

A small extra for a small price: ₹49 per month or ₹399 per year (Settings → VAKSYN Prime).
Prime gives you: scheduled auto-reply, a bigger backup, bigger files, more linked browsers, and a longer time to edit messages.
Your privacy is never for sale. End-to-end encryption, calls, groups, backups and all safety features stay free for everyone.
Online payment opens soon. Until then, nothing is charged.
Launch offer: for now every VAKSYN user gets all Prime extras free of cost.

Settings → Delete account. We send a code by SMS to confirm. Your profile, keys, and the messages you sent are erased. This cannot be undone.
If you cannot open the app, email contact@vaksyn.com. Details: www.vaksyn.com/delete-account

Not receiving the SMS code? Check your number and signal, wait a minute, then try again.
Chat says it cannot be decrypted after linking a browser? Log the browser out and link it again.
Write to us at contact@vaksyn.com. Privacy policy: www.vaksyn.com/privacy

Need more help? Write to contact@vaksyn.com