BuzzioSupport

Buzzio messaging platform — the world’s #1 privacy app. Private messaging without a phone number.

Add contacts and start chatting

Buzzio does not use your phone address book. Add people with a Buzzio ID, QR, or invite link — then open a private chat.

Add contacts and start chatting

Buzzio accounts are not phone numbers. Friends exist as a Buzzio ID. Select contact only lists people you saved on this identity — it will not import names from your SIM address book.

How to use

Add Contact Manually

  1. Ask your friend for their Buzzio ID (Profile on their phone).
  2. Open Chat → new chat / Select contact → Add Contact Manually.
  3. Enter the Buzzio ID exactly and a nickname only you see.
  4. Tap Securely save contact, then tap the name to open a private 1-to-1 chat.

You cannot add yourself as a normal contact. Use Note to Self to message yourself.

Scan QR Code

  1. Select contact → Scan QR Code.
  2. Allow camera.
  3. Point at their Buzzio profile / contact QR.

This scanner is for people. Whisper rooms use a different QR on the Whisper tab.

Share invite link

  1. Select contact → Share invite link.
  2. Send the message (it includes your Buzzio ID and a https link).
  3. They install Buzzio from buzzio.dev if needed, open the link on the phone, and save you.

Search and Note to Self

  • The search icon filters this list (nickname or Buzzio ID). Clear search to see everyone again.
  • Note to Self is always there for notes and files to yourself.
  • New Group on the same screen starts a group (E2E or Open History). See Groups.

Contact sync (optional)

By default, saved contacts stay on this device only. On Add Contact you can turn on Sync to server.

  • On: Buzzio ID + nickname backup so contact-based privacy and reinstalls work.
  • Off (default): nothing about who you saved is stored on our servers. Turning sync off deletes those saved contacts from the server immediately.
  • Chat history is never uploaded this way.

Troubleshooting

  • Buzzio ID not found — check every digit. The account must already exist. Ask them to copy the ID from Profile.
  • Saved but missing from the list — clear search. Confirm you are on the correct multi-account identity.
  • Empty after reinstall — sync was off, so there was nothing to restore. Add people again.
  • Invite does nothing — they need the app installed from buzzio.dev, then open the link on the phone.
  • Cannot message — they may have blocked you, or you still need to save them on your side. See Messages not delivering.
  • Public key missing — their profile is incomplete. Ask them to open Buzzio once on a network, then add again.

Next: Send your first sealed chat.