OBLIV

step 1 — share your id.
open the contacts tab and tap "show my qr" (or copy your user id string). give it to the person you want to talk to, out of band — in person, or over another channel.

step 2 — they add you.
the other person opens contacts → "scan qr" or "add by id" and adds your identifier.

step 3 — you add them.
they share their id with you. you do the same on your side.

step 4 — talk.
only once both sides have each other in contacts will messages and calls go through. if user A writes to user B but B has not added A back, the message is dropped at the protocol layer — this is intentional, it blocks spam and unsolicited contact.

a private messenger built around a simple idea: no phone numbers, no usernames, no searchable directory. just you, your contacts, and end-to-end encrypted messages, calls, and media.

both of you must add each other as contacts. share your id (qr or id string) out of band, they add you, you add them. until both sides have done this, no messages pass. this is intentional — it prevents spam and unsolicited contact.

no. messages are end-to-end encrypted on your device. what passes through our infrastructure is an opaque blob. we cannot read it, and we cannot recover it.

nothing can be recovered. after several wrong attempts the app wipes your identity. this is by design — obliv has no backdoor, no recovery email, no support reset. you start fresh and re-share your id with your contacts.

biometrics can be compelled (someone holds your phone to your face) or bypassed by forensic tools. a pin that lives only in your head meets our threat model.

not yet. each identity is tied to the device that created it. multi-device is on the roadmap but deliberately slow — it widens the attack surface.

yes. obliv is free to download and use. there are no ads and no analytics.

sensitive screens (chats, your qr, identity) are protected — screenshots of them come out black. this defends against silent screenshot malware and accidental leaks.