Guide

Safety on Strangiva

Last updated 11 November 2026

Strangiva is for good conversations between adults who’ve never met. Here’s how we try to keep it that way, and what you can do in the moment.

Strangiva is 18+

Strangiva is only for adults aged 18 and over. You confirm that you’re 18 or older before you start. If you think you’ve met someone under 18, please report them.

How to block or report someone

• During a call: tap the red flag in the top-right corner.
• After a call: tap “Block or report” in the same corner.
• Voice notes: you can report a note in the Strangiverse, and it’s hidden for you straight away.

You’ll never be matched again with someone you’ve blocked. Blocking or removing a Kept stranger ends the connection for both of you.

How reports are handled

Nobody is banned over a single report or a bad moment: a person reviews it, and only sustained abuse, threats, harassment or spam leads to a ban.

We do it this way on purpose. Automatic bans after one report are easy to abuse: anyone could get someone banned just by tapping a button. A person looking at what actually happened is fairer, and it means the people who are repeatedly abusive are the ones who go.

What isn’t allowed

Abuse, threats, harassment and spam. Voice notes posted to the Strangiverse are also checked automatically for direct threats of violence or calls for violence against others, and a note that fails that check isn’t posted.

No video, no photos of strangers

Random calls on Strangiva are voice only. There are no profile photos and no camera. Kept strangers (people who both chose to talk again) can swap view-once photos with each other.

Calls aren’t recorded

Nobody at Strangiva listens to, records or stores your calls. That also means a call itself can’t be replayed later, so if something goes wrong, report it straight away and say what happened.

Tips for talking to strangers

• Keep personal details to yourself: your full name, address, school or workplace, and social media handles.
• Don’t send money or gift cards to anyone you’ve met in a random chat, whatever the story.
• End the call the moment something feels wrong. You don’t owe anyone an explanation.
• Only tap Keep with people you’d genuinely like to hear from again.
• If someone threatens you or you think someone is in danger, contact the police. In the UK, call 999 in an emergency.

If a voice note in the Strangiverse upsets you

Voice notes last 24 hours. If you report a note, it’s hidden for you straight away and stays up for everyone else until a moderator looks at it. You can also block the person who posted it, so you won’t hear their notes or be matched with them again. If you post a note yourself, you can delete it at any time, and its audio is deleted with it.

Keep is always mutual

Nobody can add you or message you later unless you both tapped Keep after a call. If you change your mind, you can remove a Kept stranger at any time, and you can turn off “Appear online” in Strangers so Kept strangers don’t see when you’re around.

Your details stay private

Strangiva never asks for your email, phone number or real name, so there’s nothing for another user to find out from the app itself. Your region is worked out from your phone’s region setting, not from GPS or your IP address. Read how anonymous voice chat works on Strangiva for more.

Getting help

Email support@strangiva.co.uk about anything that worried you, or visit the support page.

Looking for a safer way to talk to strangers than video chat? See the voice-only Omegle alternative, or read our honest list of Omegle alternatives.