KakaoTalk : Messenger

Contains adsIn-app purchases
1.2
3.32M reviews
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About this app

■ 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.mygreatmarket.com/@Kakaobrandmedia

[Kakao Customer Service]
https://cs.kakao.com/helps?service=8
Updated on
Feb 4, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 8 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

1.2
3.23M reviews
Debbie Penrod
December 30, 2025
I had this app for over 10 years, had to uninstall it and now I can't log in, that account is inaccessible. I tried to make another account and my American ID is not accepted. You have to verify your age to use the app now. Super disappointed. I loved this app and lost all that money on stickers. I did have this app while I was in South Korea, but didn't need ID then. :(
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Young & Grace
December 21, 2025
I changed my phone and realized I forgot password, took 2 hours to reset password, still could not log in with the new password, then I reset password again (thinking maybe I did something wrong) and still blocked access with the newly changed password, turns out it's not what I did, rather issue from app's end, it provides no clue why I can't get access with new passwords, no information how to even identify what the issue is. just disastrously dysfunctional app.
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Basit Jawad
January 28, 2026
This app was better without Thread feature as it consumes alot of memory and its very annoying. Simple reply was way better than thread. We know people will not have to scroll for there replied messages using this feature but it still bugs alot of users. So we would like the team to reintroduce the simple Reply option. Thanks
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What’s new

[v26.1.0]
KakaoTalk is updated regularly in order to improve user experience and security. This update includes enhanced app usability and minor bug fixes to make instant messaging even more fun.