■ KakaoTalk – Korea’s no. 1 messenger KakaoTalk is more than just a free messenger. It brings you instant connection, fun short-form content, and smart AI features—anytime, anywhere. Enjoy meaningful one-on-one and group conversations with friends, family, and colleagues, and discover new communities you're interested in via Open Chat. You can also share photos, videos, and files in just a tap!
■ Chat made easier, experience made better Keep your chats organized with folders, and easily edit or delete messages you’ve sent. Keep discussions on track with the new Threads feature, so every topic stays clear and easy to follow.
■ Voice Talk & Face Talk with screen sharing Hop on a group Voice Talk or Face Talk with up to 10 people. During a call, you can switch to Face Talk or share your screen. Make your Face Talk more fun with various screen effects.
■ See trends at a glance in Open Chat communities Discover real-time trends in Open Chat communities without entering a chat room. Choose a topic of interest and dive straight into the conversation.
■ Your profile with extra dimensionality Your profile is your own space to showcase your interests and tastes. Feel free to set your profile visibility by chat room.
■ Chat made fun with emoticons Sometimes words just aren’t enough—share your feelings with emoticons! Discover a fun selection of today’s most popular characters.
■ KakaoTalk is now available on Wear OS Support for Wear OS devices: - View recent chat history (e.g., 1:1 chats, group chats, and chats with yourself) - Simple emoticons and quick replies - Use KakaoTalk easily on Wear OS by utilizing complications ※ KakaoTalk on Wear OS must be synced with your KakaoTalk on mobile.
KakaoTalk may request access permissions to deliver its full range of features. You can still use the app without granting optional permissions, though some functions may be limited.
[Optional permissions] - Nearby devices: For connecting to wireless audio devices - Microphone: For Voice Talk, Face Talk, voice messages, and recording - Gallery: For sending and saving photos, videos, and files - Notifications: For receiving various alerts and message notifications - Contacts: For adding friends, and sending contacts and profiles - Location: For searching and sharing location information - Phone: For maintaining your device authentication status - Camera: For Face Talk, capturing photos/videos, and scanning QR codes and card numbers - Calendar: For viewing and adding calendar events from your device - Accessibility: Save the user's ID and password in Talkdrive and enter them automatically for log-in.
※ “KakaoTalk,” “Info Talk,” “Open Chat,” “Face Talk,” etc., are registered trademarks (®) and trademarks (™) of Kakao Corp. ® and ™ symbols are omitted in the app.
[KakaoTalk on social] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kakao.today - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Kakaobrandmedia
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This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
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Personal info, Financial info and 8 others
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Jason
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July 28, 2026
I've always used Kakaotalk to chat with my Korean buddies since the start of smart phones. I loved the app and the computer messenger in the beginning and how it was all integrated well. However recently they have added sooo many ads. Also, they reduced chat backup limit so now all my history is lost!! They provide cloud service but what is the use if it is only offered in Korea!! This company doesn't care about users outside Korea. I hope Korea moves away from Kakao and find a different app.
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Aaron Bohot
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November 6, 2026
It is great when it works, but its account verification system tells you to send automated code to random phone numbers that are not active in random countries, and then does not accept the verification. I am confused as to why it does not just text a code like every other account verification system does. It is very strange and scammy. I have told customer service but have not gotten a response back, but if you can use an alternative service like Whatsapp or Messenger you probably should.
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Chathura Gimhana
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November 5, 2026
This used to be better and easy. But after recent updated it got worst. who want to a social media things on this. I mostly use this for my work related situations. I use this for communication with the company I'm working at and use for messaging with the co workers back and forth. But when you open every time it straight goint to feed instead of chats. Do you know how annoying is this. What are the developers thinking. At least there must be option to change it. Now it's not even worth 1 star.
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What’s new
[v26.9.2]
● You can now apply various text styles to your messages.
● Get suggestions for mini emoticon combos for quick use.
● See more with ease with the improved interface for larger screens.
● You can now register your phone as a secondary device. : Register when you log in. (Some features may be unavailable on secondary devices.)