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Do you want to back up your photos and videos you've been sent to KakaoTalk at once?
If so, try using "KakaoTalk Photo Backup".
I can check and back up pictures of memories that I had exchanged in chat rooms a long time ago !!
(*Only phots stored on the device are available.)

There are 3 ways to use this app.

1. Finding Photos
Click the Find Photos button to view photos you have received via KakaoTalk.
When you're done finding your photos, you can check out your memories.

2. Select photos
Discovered photos can be selected by touch, long touch allows you to see larger photos.

3. Save
The selected photos can be saved with the Save button.
Save to default path: Saved to "internal storage / PhotoBackup".
Save as a compressed file: Saved as PhotoBackup.zip, you can select the save path.
(Selectable path such as external SD card, USB, Google Drive, etc.)
* When saving as 4GB or larger compressed file, it is divided into multiple compressed files.
* Please create a file as many as the number of compressed files you need according to the capacity.

[Update contents]
-v1.0.6 update
Filter function added ~ !!
You can now filter the photos you want to see by type (picture, video), file size, date.

-v1.0.7 update
Save as archive has been added.
This feature allows you to back up to a path other than the default path.
(Selectable path such as external SD card, USB, Google Drive, etc.)

-v1.0.8 update
Fixed to split into multiple compressed files when saving as 4GB compressed file.
Please make as many files as you need according to the capacity.

-v1.0.9 update
#Delete function added.
* (Note) The deleted pictures can no longer be viewed in the KakaoTalk chat room.
Added #date (latest) sort option.

The company KakaoTalk

How to download KakaoTalk

Kakao Friends

Part of KakaoTalk’s identity and attractiveness comes from its emoticons, the funny and cute Kakao Friends.

Perhaps the most famous “Friend” is Ryan, the lion without a mane – who is not a bear (shock)!

Ryan: A male lion whose complex is his absence of a mane.
“He is often misunderstood because of his large build and impassive expression, but in fact, he has an unexpected charm with the sensitivity of a young girl! Ryan was originally the successor to the throne on Dung Dung Island in Africa, but he escaped for a life of freedom! He is the reliable advisor among the Kakao Friends. His tail is short because it would be easy for him to get caught if it was long.”

If you want to use Kakao Friends stickers in your chats, there are simply too many sets to choose from! You can purchase them or send them as a gift. But don’t worry, many emoticons are also free and come automatically with KakaoTalk as soon as you download it.

You can also buy old fashioned adhesive stickers, that you can buy from Amazon, for example. Or, what about these cool looking enamel pins?

When in Seoul, you may have seen the photogenic Kakao Stores. Follow the link to check the locations of the stores. Not in Seoul? No problem, you can also find all kinds of the merchandise online.

The KakaoTalk emoticons are so popular, that many companies design their own custom sticker sets for their promotions. Brands create their own stickers and give away coupons to grow their Kakao Channel (which is similar to a Facebook Page).

About the app KakaoTalk

Gift shop

One of the functions in KakaoTalk is sending gifts. There are many kinds of gifts that you can send. Below is a screenshot of the gift shop. Like mentioned before, you may need a Korean phone number to send gifts.

How to find friends

How to find friends on KakaoTalk? You can sync your phone’s address book with KakaoTalk. So if your contact has Kakao, that person will automatically show up. If you want to add someone new, there are 4 ways to do it, like in the screenshot below.

Just added a contact but (s)he is not in your friends list? Follow the steps below to update your contacts and to make your new friend appear.

• Tap the gearbox in the top right corner
• Manage friends
• Refresh

Log out

Logged into a public device (desktop or laptop), but you want to log out? Grab your smartphone and follow the steps to log out remotely.

• Click the gearbox in the top right
• Go to “General Setting”
• Go to “Privacy”
• Go to “Manage Devices”
• Go to “Registered Devices”
• Remove the device you want to log out from.

Kakaotalk advertising

What is the # (sharp) button for?

In the Kakaotalk mobile app menu, one of the four icons in the bottom is #. Doesn’t it remind you of a hashtag in Instagram? It is a little different in Kakaotalk.

Click it and you will see various media released news and entertainment contents such as news, shopping, movies, or sports appear. These are all sourced by ‘Daum news’ and the online community service ‘Daum Cafe’ (a Cafe is similar to a Facebook Group or subreddit).

You will also find “#” right next to the text box and emoticon button in your chat room. Press # then type in a word you want to look up. It will search and return results in people, news, images, websites from Daum’s search engine.

Have you ever had to switch apps to a browser or search engine to look something up while in chat with your buddy? In Kakaotalk chat you don’t need to do that at all. You can just do your search right there in the chat without going back and forth. Sharing the result with your contact is easy. Just press the yellow speech bubble buttom in the below. How convenient!

Note: the sharp (#) menu is only available if you use KakaoTalk with a Korean mobile number OR if you change the app language to Korean!

Types of chat

Besides the regular chat we all are familiar with, there is also a little unknown “Secret Chat” and fascinating “Open Chat” in Kakaotalk.

Firstly, secret chat is used to protect privacy in a 1 on 1 chat. Ideal for any user who is privacy conscious. Similar to secret chat in Telegram, Kakaotalk secret chat also uses end to end encryption and leaves no traces on their server. It just saves the data in your mobile. Secret chat is not accessible from Kakaotalk on your computer (like WhatsApp). It won’t show a preview of messages or photos unless you click and enter in that specific secret chat room. Instead of preview, it simply says ‘secret message’.

Next, there we have the bursting Open Chat. Open Chat room is a place where any Kakaotalk user can join and interact with others. Users are free to join and create a new chat room of their own interests. For example, there is an English Premier League Fan chatroom, a doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals chatroom and a Tesla model 3 owners chatroom – these are just few to name.

It seems certain that the open chat creates a new space where users share and connect with people beyond their contact lists. It has also become a hot place where marketing and advertising is very active.

Authors: Sohee So and JK Song

You can restore your chat history if you have already backed up your data on KakaoTalk. Your backed up data will be stored in our cloud server and be available for restoring. You can also back up and restore between different devices/OS. 

* Please read the following instructions carefully.

[How to Back Up]

1. Go to More > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup.

2. Tap the option "Chat Backup" once again.

3. Set up a password to encrypt your data.

    * Please make sure you remember your password. You will not be able to restore the data if you forget your password.

4. Wait until the backup process is completed.

    * Do not launch another app while backup is in progress.

    * It might take awhile depending on the size of the data.

    * Data charges may apply if you are connected to a 3G/LTE network.

5. Once the backup is completed, please read the instructions and be sure to remember the expiry date for your data.

[How to Restore]

1. Verify your phone number and log in with your Kakao Account.

    * If you skip logging in, you will be regarded as a new user and all your previous data will be removed. In order to restore your backed up data, you must log in at this step.

2. If you have already backed up your chat history on KakaoTalk, you can restore your data after entering your profile information. Please check the backup date and OS information of your data and then proceed by tapping "Restore."

3. Enter your password you have set to back up your chat history.

    * You will not be able to restore your chat history if you forget your password, so please make sure you remember it.

4. Wait until the restore process is completed.

    * Do not launch another app while restoring is in progress.

    * It might take awhile depending on the size of the data.

    * Data charges may apply if you are connected to a 3G/LTE network.

5. Once restoring is completed, tap the Get Started button and start using KakaoTalk.

[NOTE]

* Only text messages will be backed up. Note that the following data will not be backed up: 

    - Photos, videos and text messages over 1,000 characters 

    - Text messages in secret chats and open chats 

* You can restore your data within 14 days of the backup. The data will be permanently deleted after 14 days of the backup. 

* You can restore your backed up data when you reinstall KakaoTalk. Don't forget to log in with your Kakao Account after verifying your phone number. If you don't log in with the Kakao Account you used to back up your data, you will NOT be able to restore your data. Please make sure you log in with your Kakao Account at this step.

* You cannot restore your data if you unregister from KakaoTalk or delete your Kakao Account.

* When you restore your chat history, additional chat history after the time of backup will also be restored. However, only the last 3 days of your chat history will be restored.