Groups (Public and Private Groups)
Groups (Public and Private)
- What does Banning a user mean?
- I cannot send messages / stickers in the group . Why?
- I have restricted my group but some members are still able to send messages?
- What are group restrictions?
- A user is annoying/spamming my group, what can I do?
- What is the difference between inviting members and adding members?
All new hike 5.0
How to turn ON/OFF Night Mode
General
General Questions
- How to turn ON/OFF Night Mode on all New hike 5.0
- Group Chat
- How does Hike Free SMS work?
- How do I open a video file using VLC or other video player installed in my iPhone?
- Why do I receive links instead of the file?
- What file type and size does hike support for transferring?
Terms & Conditions
Hike Offline/Native SMS Client (Available only for Android and WP8 Now)
For New Users
Sign-in/Signup
How to download hike?
Android
Google Drive Backup
- How to disable hike Cloud backup
- Is there a size limit on the file which can be backed up to our Gmail account?
- What is the dIfference between Local backup and hike Cloud backup?
- What all would be restored when I restore my hike Cloud backup?
- How to restore from hike Cloud backup
- How do I create my hike Cloud backup?
Stories
All about Friends
After Installing hike
- I'm having trouble updating hike on my Micromax Phone
- Is hike Free?
- How do I register an account with hike?
- How to disable Baton for hike?
- Encrypt your messages on hike
- I'm having trouble downloading or updating hike from Google Play Store
hike2hike Messaging
- Messaging not working on Reliance Jio.
- I'm seeing incorrect time on received messages. Why?
- How do I Clear a conversation
- How to delete an entire Chat Thread?
- What does tick, double tick and R stand for next to my messages?
- Chat Backgrounds or Chat Themes
Group Chat
- How do I mute a Group Chat?
- How many admins can I make?
- I'm leaving a Group Chat, who will be the new admin?
- How do I share the Admin rights of a Group Chat?
- How can I restrict members from adding new members in Group Chat?
- Why am I not able to add members to a group?
File Sharing
Notifications
- Optimizing message receive experience on your Letv phone
- Optimizing message receive experience on your Xiaomi Phone (MIUI 8)
- Optimizing message receive experience on your Lenovo phone (Android 5.0)
- Optimizing message receive experience on your Coolpad phone
- Optimizing message receive experience on your Huawei Phones (Android 6.0)
- Optimizing message receive experience on your Vivo phone
Hidden Mode
- Can I hide more than one chat one hike?
- How do I change my password?
- What is Hidden Mode in hike?
- How to Setup Hidden Mode?
- How do I enter or exit ‘Hidden Mode’?
- How can I hide a chat on hike?
Last Seen and Status updates
- How do I delete a status update that I posted earlier?
- What will happen after I remove a contact from favorite?
- How do I configure Privacy Settings for Last Seen?
- How do I remove a Favorite from hike?
- How do I unlink Facebook and Twitter, account from hike?
- What is a Status update? How do I update my Status?
My Profile
- How do I configure Privacy Settings for my Profile Picture?
- How do I delete a Profile Picture that I posted earlier?
- How do I add my email on hike?
- How do I remove My Profile Picture?
- Change your mobile phone/handset
- Logout your account
hike2SMS (Only for Indian users, as of now!)
- How to change App theme on the all new hike 5.0
- SMS short codes for non-hiker
- Opt out from receiving messages from hike.
- How does free hike SMS work?
- How do I receive messages from non-hike users?
- When do my free SMS expire?
Hike Call (VOIP)
- What is “Signal Strength” & how can I check it?
- How do I attend an incoming call on my mobile if I am already on a hike call?
- What internet connection do I need to use hike VoIP?
- Can I record a voice call?
- Can I connect to international users on hike?
- How can I make a group call/Conference call?
Backup
Broadcast
Contacts
- I cannot see my contacts on hike (For Lenovo phones)
- If I block a person will I receive the message he had send me at the blocked period after I unblock him?
- I’m not able to see a contact on hike.
- How do I add a contact on hike?
- I cannot see my contacts on hike (For Xiaomi phones)
- Annoyed by someone? Block/Unblock the contact
hike extras (Coupons, hike daily, Natasha, etc)
Stickey
- How to use Stickey in Lenovo Phones?
- How to get more stickers on Stickey?
- Why am I not able to see Stickey?
- How to enable Stickey?
- How to use Stickey in Xiaomi Phones?
- How do I disable Stickey?
Photos and Timeline
Hike Direct
Hike Caller
Stickers
Languages and Keypad
Cricket
News
- How do I read a News in detail?
- How do I share News?
- How do I change the category of the News
- How do I remove a bookmark from a News Article.
- How do I bookmark a News Article?
- How do I change the language of my News?
Just For Laughs
After Installing hike
Notifications
Customise your hike!
Managing your account!
Change Profile Picture, Change your device etc.
Windows Phone
WP 8.1
- IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION FOR Windows Users
- An Important Announcement for Hike Users on Windows Phones
- Notification issues on Windows Phone 8.1
- How do I share Mp3 files via hike on Windows Phone?
- Where can I see the files I've shared via hike?
- The font size of my hike is too Large/Small. How can I fix this?
Blackberry 10
Hidden Mode for Blackberry 10
- An Important Announcement for Hike Users on Blackberry Phones
- How do I know if I've gotten a message on a Hidden Chat?
- What if I forget the Password for hidden chats?
- I marked a Chat as Hidden, and now I can’t see the contact in my list of Contacts or the Compose Menu. What’s wrong?
- How do I unhide a Chat?
- How can I hide a chat on hike?