Photos in chat
Send pics to strangers in a random chat
On chatsizzle you can send a photo to the stranger you are talking to, the same way you send a message. No account, no email, nothing to install. It is still a stranger, so this page covers how it works, what the other person sees, and the parts no website can control.
How to send a photo
Start a random chat
Pick a name and tap Start. Interests are optional. A photo only ever goes to the person you are chatting with right now.
Pick or take a photo
Tap the photo button and choose one from your gallery, or take one with your camera. JPEG, PNG, WebP or GIF up to 3 MB; a GIF shows as its first frame.
Choose how long it lasts
Set it to leave the chat after 5, 10 or 30 seconds, or send it as view-once, which disappears once it has been opened.
They hold to see it
The other person presses and holds the photo to view it. When its time is used up, or once a view-once photo has been opened, it is gone from the chat.
Their name is on what they see
Before the other person sees your photo, their chosen chat name and the time are stamped onto it. The name is self-declared, so the mark does not identify who saved or shared a copy. It may discourage sharing, but it cannot stop screenshots, copying or cropping.
What no site can stop
- A screenshot, or another phone pointed at the screen, always works. Timers, view-once and hold-to-view make saving a photo less casual; they cannot make it impossible, here or anywhere else.
- You do not know who is on the other end. Ages and everything else people say about themselves are self-declared, and anyone 13 or older can use chatsizzle.
- A photo you send is a photo you have given away. Send the ones you would be fine with a stranger keeping.
Before you send
- Check the background: street signs, house numbers, a school or work logo, the view from your window, anything that says where you are.
- Leave out what identifies you: your face next to your full name, your other accounts, documents, cards.
- Never send a photo because someone pushes, offers money or sends one first. Sending one first is part of a known script.
- If someone threatens to share a photo of you: do not pay, stop replying, screenshot the threat and report them.
Where your photo goes
Photos use private storage, with memory fallback for live-chat photos. Live-chat photos expire on the sender's timer; view-once access ends shortly after opening. Moderation can keep images for 30 minutes afterwards, or up to 24 hours if the chat is reported. Rooms keep up to 80 messages for up to 30 days. Friend text and photos expire after 1 day, 7 days, or 24 hours after opening, with a 7-day maximum. Reported friend-photo evidence can remain for up to 30 days, separately from the message.
Questions
Can I send pics without an account?
Yes. In a random chat, anyone can send photos to the person they are matched with. Photos are rate-limited to slow down spam. Sharing photos in rooms needs a free account, with no email.
Can the other person save my photo?
Yes, with a screenshot or another camera. The timer and view-once only control how long it shows in the chat, and the name stamped on it discourages sharing without preventing it.
Are photos checked?
Not automatically. If you report a chat, a moderator can review it, photos included, which are kept for up to 24 hours for that review. Reporting also ends the chat.
Is it free?
Yes. Core text chat, rooms, interests, translation and friends are free. No paid subscription is required.