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Download and Get Started

Buzzio is a private messaging app for Android and iOS. Start at https://buzzio.dev, install the app, create your identity, save your recovery phrase, and send your first chat — without needing a personal phone number or email as your account.

Buzzio is for people 13+. Optional wallet features, if you use them, may require 18+.

Get started

  1. Open https://buzzio.dev and download Buzzio for your phone.
  2. Install the app and allow notifications if you want message and call alerts.
  3. Choose create a new account (or restore an existing one).
  4. Write down your 12-word recovery phrase and Buzzio ID.
  5. Confirm you saved the phrase — Buzzio cannot reset it for you.
  6. Set your account name (first name required; last name optional).
  7. Land on the main dashboard and open Chat to start.

Create a new account

On first launch:

  1. Generate a new identity on your device.
  2. View the 12-word recovery phrase and your dashed 12-digit Buzzio ID.
  3. Store both somewhere safe offline (paper, password manager, or another private method you trust).
  4. Finish the confirmation step in the app.
  5. Enter your display name.
  6. Continue to the home tabs.

Your keys are created on the device. Buzzio does not receive the recovery phrase.

Restore on a new phone

  1. Install Buzzio.
  2. Choose sign-in / restore.
  3. Enter your Buzzio ID.
  4. Enter your 12-word recovery phrase.
  5. Optional: unlock an encrypted backup with your recovery key if you made one earlier.

Sign-in restores identity and keys. Full private chat history appears only if you restore a backup you can unlock — not by login alone.

What you see on the home screen

After setup, Buzzio’s main areas typically include:

  • Chat — 1-to-1 conversations
  • Story — 24-hour status posts
  • Group — small/mid group chats
  • Community — larger shared spaces
  • Channels — broadcast feeds
  • Whisper — private QR chat and Whisper Questions
  • Call — local call history and return paths

You do not need to use every tab on day one. Start with Chat, then explore.

Your first private chat

  1. Add someone by Buzzio ID or @username (when their privacy settings allow it).
  2. Open the new 1-to-1 chat.
  3. Send a message — it encrypts on your device before it leaves the phone.
  4. Optional: place a voice or video call from that chat.

If you want anonymous time-limited messaging instead, open Whisper → Private chat and share a QR / link.

Before you invite friends

  • Save the 12-word phrase somewhere you will still have next year.
  • Set or skip @username.
  • Open Privacy to decide who can see your Buzzio ID, photo, bio, and last seen.
  • Decide whether to turn on optional contact sync.
  • Decide whether you want optional encrypted backup for future phone upgrades.

Tips and limits

  • No personal phone number or email is required to create the account.
  • New device = Buzzio ID + 12-word phrase every time.
  • Losing the phrase without a backup you can unlock means private keys and that local history are gone for good.
  • Download from the official site: https://buzzio.dev.
  • Age rule: 13+ for the app.
  • Account and Buzzio ID — identity, username, and privacy fields in depth.
  • Backup and recovery — optional encrypted restore for private history.
  • Security overview — why sealed chats stay local by default.
  • Privacy model overview — which feature to use after you finish setup.