Kik is a very popular messaging app among many smartphone users. If you want to change your Kik username but don’t know how to do that, then this post from MiniTool is what you need. Now, you can continue to read this post.

As one of the most popular anonymous instant messaging services, Kik allows you to join with just their email ID on its Android and iOS apps. Some users want to change their Kik username. While you can change your display name multiple times on Kik, you can’t change your Kik username at all.

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How to Change Your Kik Username

The only way to completely change your Kik username is to deactivate your current Kik account and create a new one with a new username. Here is how to do that.

Note: After deactivating your Kik account, your friends will no longer be able to chat with you and you will have to re-add them with a new account.

Step 1: Open the Kik app on your devices. Tap the gear icon to open the Settings page.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap Your Account. Next, tap Reset.

Step 3: Then, you will receive an email from Kik on the email address you have registered for your current account. Next, click the deactivation link.

Step 4: Go ahead and enter your email address on the webpage to deactivate your Kik account.

Step 5: Open the Kik app and create a new account. This time select a new Kik username.

How to Change Your Kik Display Name

Although you cannot change your Kik username since your username uniquely identifies you on Kik, you can change your display name on Kik. Here is how to change the Kik display name.

Step 1: Open the Kik app on your devices. Log in to your Kik account if asked to log in.

Step 2: Tap the gear symbol icon on the upper right of the screen to open the Settings page.

Step 3: On the Settings page, navigate and tap Your Account. Then, navigate and tap Name.

Step 4: Enter your desired display name and tap OK to confirm changes.

How to Download and Install Kik

How to download and install Kik? Here is the guide for you.

Step 1: Turn on your device and open the Play Store app (App Store on iOS devices).

Step 2: Search for Kik in the Play Stoe app or App Store. Once you’ve found the Kik app, tap Install. On iOS devices, tap Get and then Install.

Step 3: After downloading and installing it, you can use it.

Final Words

Now, you have known how to change your Kik username and how to change the Kik display name. Besides, you can know how to download and install the Kik app on your devices.

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