Getting started with Zangi: Registration
After you installed Zangi Private Messenger you will land on the homescreen, where you can Register or Sign-in.
If you don't have an account you need to register. Read and Accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, then tap Register, the system will ask certain permissions and then land on the Profile page, where you can complete your name, add an avatar or skip with “Continue”. Tap “Continue” to set up a password.
(!) You can skip this step acknowledging that if you ever sign-out you will not be able to sign-in again.Zangi does not collect identity information and therefore Password reset is not possible.
Now you have successfully registered - the system has assigned a virtual number - Zangi Number. Do not lose it, as Zangi Number is your login and if you forget it, you will lose access to your account. There is no option to restore it.
Now when you are in, you can share your Zangi number with your friends via SMS or sharing through social media channels. To be able to load your phone contacts the app will ask permission to locally copy your contacts. Don’t worry, your contacts won’t leave your device and your contacts won’t be notified that you are a Zangi user. It is only to help you to share your Zangi Number easily.
After you have shared your Zangi Number, now your friends can find you in Zangi. If you don’t share, they won’t know you are in Zangi.
Now you can find each other and chat/call/video call/ group chat/ group call/share files and media.
If you have set up a password on the Registration step, you can sign-out and sign-in back to your account from the same device and to another device.
The concept is 1 account 1 device. Data is only stored on the device it received. We don’t store your messages on servers and therefore it will never sync if you change your device.
If you sign-out with “Keep history” you can sign-in back to your account on the same device and see your communication data. If you choose “Delete history” the data will be cleared. If you sign-in with the same account into another device you will not see your communication data as it is locally stored on your device.
Sign-in
If you are signed-in with another account sign-out, or open the fresh installation home page, scroll down and you will see “Sign-in”. Now enter your login, which is your Zangi number without dashes - e.g. 1045990709 if you are a user registered after 2022 and your password. Some old users, who have been registered with a phone number / email and have set a password, must use their phone number / email and the password to sign-in.
Delete account
You can delete your account any time from within the app.
Navigate to Settings tab->Privacy you will see “Delete Account” on the bottom.
It’s a permanent deletion. Delete account will lose all data & account and it’s irreversible.
How to download Zangi?
Messenger download for Zangi is available from Apple store or Google Play for free, available for iOS and Android devices.
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Setting a profile picture & name
When first entering the app, Zangi will ask for your name, last name and profile picture. This information is public information, so you can choose to EITHER fill out this info or not to.
How do I sign out/sign in?
To sign out of your account go to: app Settings → Your Profile section → Sign Out. When signing out the app will ask you whether you want to: Keep History or Delete History.
Keep History means you would like the app to save your calls/messages (when you sign back into the same device).
Delete History means you would like the app to erase all your history on your account (when you sign back into the same device).
Transfering my chat history using same device
Keep History or Delete History works when you’re signing in to the same device you signed out of.
Using Different Device
There's currently no option to transfer your chat history between platforms. So if you’re going to change your device, your history will be deleted either way. This may not be convenient for some users, we understand, but our severless system has been developed for ultimate security reasons. We prioritize security in all our decisions.
More about Zangi’s serverless system
Zangi does not store communication history on any servers; the entire information is only kept on the user’s device. With this peer-to-peer technology sending private information has become truly private.
Signing into a different device
To use your account on a different device, you need to sign out of your current device. If you choose to sign in to the same account from another device, you will automatically be signed out of the 1st device (with your history saved).
Signing into Zangi
Zangi recommends that you set a password to your account, before signing out, to make your signing in process easier. To sign in, simply open the app → enter your number/email → enter your password, if you have one → or wait for the verification code to arrive (if you don’t have a password or forgot your password).
Can I transfer my chat history?
Using the Same device
When signing out the Zangi app, you will be asked whether you want to: Keep History or Delete History. You can keep your history when you’re signing in to the same device you signed out of.
Using Different Device
There's currently no option to transfer your chat history between platforms. So if you’re going to change your device, your history will be deleted either way. This may not be convenient for some users, we understand, but our severless system has been developed for ultimate security reasons. We prioritize security in all our decisions.
More about Zangi’s serverless system
Zangi does not store communication history on any servers; the entire information is only kept on the user’s device. With this peer-to-peer technology sending private information has become truly private.
Updating Zangi
You can easily update Zangi from your phone's applications store.
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For Android, search for Zangi in the Play Store app and tap Update.
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For iPhone, search for Zangi in the App Store app and tap Update.
We encourage you to always use the latest available version of Zangi. Latest versions contain the newest features and bug fixes.